Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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discover | No | No | Yes | No |
spy | Yes | No | Yes | No |
discover (noun) | spy (noun) |
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(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors | |
a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people |
discover (verb) | spy (verb) |
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get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally | secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage |
identify as in botany or biology, for example | watch, observe, or inquire secretly |
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret | catch sight of |
make a discovery, make a new finding | catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes |
see for the first time; make a discovery | |
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes | |
find unexpectedly |