find vs spy

find and spy both are nouns.

find and spy both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
find	Yes	No	Yes	No
spy	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, spy is a hypernym of find; that is, spy is a word with a broader meaning than find:

find: discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
spy: catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes

Other hypernyms of find include sight.

find (noun)	spy (noun)
the act of discovering something	(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 productive insight	a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people

find (verb)	spy (verb)
receive a specified treatment (abstract)	secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage
accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation	watch, observe, or inquire secretly
come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds	catch sight of
establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study	catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes
decide on and make a declaration about
make a discovery, make a new finding
succeed in reaching; arrive at
perceive or be contemporaneous with
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
get something or somebody for a specific purpose
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
obtain through effort or management
get or find back; recover the use of

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