As one of them opened his sack to give his ass
provender in the inn, . . . he espied his money.
--Gen. xlii.
27.
A goodly vessel did I then espy Come like a giant
from a haven broad. --Wordsworth.
2. To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to
watch; to observe.
He sends angels to espy us in all our ways. --Jer.
Taylor.
Syn: To discern; discover; detect; descry; spy.