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Etymology

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From spia +‎ -are, or from Vulgar Latin *spiāre, from Frankish *spehōn or a Gothic equivalent, from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (to see, look), from Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- (to look).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /spiˈa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: spi‧à‧re

Verb

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spiàre (first-person singular present spìo, first-person singular past historic spiài, past participle spiàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to spy on, peep, peek, observe
  2. to gauge, try to judge

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