spying – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
spying
n.
act of working for a government as a spy; act of secretly investigating and gathering information about other people; seeing, observing
spy
v.
work for a government as a spy, provide secret information about another country; secretly investigate and gather information about other people; see, look, observe; examine
Espionage
Espionage or, casually,
spying involves a
spy ring, government and company/firm or individual obtaining information considered
secret or
confidential without the permission of the holder of the information. Espionage is inherently
clandestine, as it is by definition unwelcome and in many cases illegal and punishable by law. Espionage is a subset of "
intelligence" gathering, which includes espionage as well as information gathering from public sources.
spying
Noun
1. keeping a secret or furtive watch
(hypernym) watch, vigil
(derivation) spy, stag, snoop, sleuth
2. the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes
(synonym) undercover work
(hypernym) intelligence, intelligence activity, intelligence operation
(hyponym) espionage
(derivation) spy
3. the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
(synonym) detection, catching, espial, spotting
(hypernym) discovery, find, uncovering
(derivation) descry, spot, espy, spy
spy
Noun
1. (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
(synonym) undercover agent
(hypernym) secret agent, intelligence officer, intelligence agent, operative
(hyponym) counterspy, mole
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"
(hypernym) spectator, witness, viewer, watcher, looker
(hyponym) snoop, snooper
Verb
1. catch sight of
(synonym) descry, spot, espy
(hypernym) sight
(derivation) detection, catching, espial, spying, spotting
2. watch, observe, or inquire secretly
(synonym) stag, snoop, sleuth
(hypernym) monitor, supervise, ride herd on
(entail) investigate, inquire, enquire
(derivation) undercover agent
3. secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage; "spy for the Russians"
(hypernym) investigate, inquire, enquire
spy
v.
provádět špionáž; uvidět; spatřit; tajně pozorovat koho/co; špehovat
spy
Czas.
szpiegować; dostrzegać; ujrzeć; szpiegować kogoś/coś
