Infinitive
Gerund
en espiant
Indicative
Present
| 1st sing. | espi |
| 2nd sing. | espïes |
| 3rd sing. | espïe |
| 1st plur. | espions |
| 2nd plur. | espïez |
| 3rd plur. | espïent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | espioie; espïeie; espioe; espïeve |
| 2nd sing. | espioies; espïeies; espioes; espïeves |
| 3rd sing. | espioit; espïeit; espiot; espïeve |
| 1st plur. | espiiiens; espiiens |
| 2nd plur. | espiiiez; espiiez |
| 3rd plur. | espioient; espïeient; espioent; espïevent |
Preterite
| 1st sing. | espiai |
| 2nd sing. | espias |
| 3rd sing. | espia |
| 1st plur. | espiames |
| 2nd plur. | espiastes |
| 3rd plur. | espïerent |
Future
| 1st sing. | espïerai |
| 2nd sing. | espïeras |
| 3rd sing. | espïera |
| 1st plur. | espïerons |
| 2nd plur. | espïeroiz; espïereiz; espïerez |
| 3rd plur. | espïeront |
Conditional
| 1st sing. | espïeroie; espïereie |
| 2nd sing. | espïeroies; espïereies |
| 3rd sing. | espïeroit; espïereit |
| 1st plur. | espïeriiens; espïeriens |
| 2nd plur. | espïeriiez; espïeriez |
| 3rd plur. | espïeroient; espïereient |
Subjunctive
Present
| 1st sing. | espi |
| 2nd sing. | espis |
| 3rd sing. | espit |
| 1st plur. | espions |
| 2nd plur. | espïez |
| 3rd plur. | espïent |
Imperfect
| 1st sing. | espiasse |
| 2nd sing. | espiasses |
| 3rd sing. | espiast |
| 1st plur. | espiissons; espiissiens |
| 2nd plur. | espiissoiz; espiissez; espiissiez |
| 3rd plur. | espiassent |
Imperative
| 2nd sing. | espïe |
| 1st plur. | espions |
| 2nd plur. | espïez |
Verbs conjugated like espier
chastier,
justifier,
desfier,
deslier,
fructefier,
abrochier,
putrefier,
putrifier,
saintefier,
signefier,
damnifier,
froissier,
umilier,
arrachier,
versifier,
emplier,
certifier,
rectifier,
traveillier,
afier, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *spiō (“to spy, espy”), from Frankish *spehōn (“to spy, watch”).
Verbs referencing "espier"
English
spy, English
espy, French
épier, Welsh
ysbïo, Welsh
sbio, Cornish
aspia.
Sample Sentences
Cognates
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