Espial — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of detecting something; catching sight of something

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛspˈɪəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɛspˈɪəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɛspˈɪəl/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛspˈɪəl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

catching spying detection spotting

Word Forms

detect	verb	discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
espy	verb	catch sight of
spy	verb	catch sight of
spot	verb	catch sight of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

spial

der Akt, etwas zu entdecken; etwas erblicken

🇫🇷French

remarque

l'acte de détecter quelque chose; apercevoir quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

espionaje

el acto de detectar algo; ver algo

🇮🇹Italian

spiare

l'atto di rilevare qualcosa; intravedere qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

opsporing

de handeling van het detecteren van iets; iets in het oog krijgen

🇵🇹Portuguese

espionagem

o ato de detectar algo; avistando algo

🇷🇺Russian

шпионский

акт обнаружения чего-либо; заметил что-то

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुप्त रूप से निगरानी करना

किसी चीज़ का पता लगाने की क्रिया; किसी चीज़ पर नज़र पड़ना

🇮🇳Tamil

சிறப்புமிக்க

எதையாவது கண்டறியும் செயல்; ஏதோ ஒரு பார்வை

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రత్యేకత

ఏదో గుర్తించే చర్య; ఏదో దృష్టిని పట్టుకోవడం

🇮🇳Kannada

ಎಸ್ಪಿಯಲ್

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಪತ್ತೆಹಚ್ಚುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ; ಏನೋ ದೃಷ್ಟಿ ಹಿಡಿಯುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

എസ്പിയൽ

എന്തെങ്കിലും കണ്ടെത്തുന്നതിനുള്ള പ്രവർത്തനം; എന്തോ ഒന്ന് കണ്ണിൽപെടുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

发现

检测某物的行为；看到某物

🇯🇵Japanese

特別な

何かを検出する行為。何かを目にする

🇰🇷Korean

탐정 행위

무언가를 감지하는 행위; 뭔가가 눈에 띄다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gián điệp

hành động phát hiện điều gì đó; bắt gặp cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

โดยเฉพาะ

การตรวจจับบางสิ่งบางอย่าง มองเห็นบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

khusus

tindakan mendeteksi sesuatu; melihat sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

خاص

فعل اكتشاف شيء ما؛ اصطياد شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

مظهر

عمل تشخیص چیزی؛ نگاه کردن به چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

özel

bir şeyi tespit etme eylemi; bir şeyi görmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

ספיאל

פעולת גילוי משהו; לתפוס משהו

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The primary meaning of 'espial' is 'the act of detecting something; catching sight of something'.

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Using 'espial' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'espial' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'espial' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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