шпио́нить — meaning in English

English meaning

• pry verb To inquire into someone else's private affairs in a nosy or unwelcome way.
• snoop verb To secretly investigate or pry into someone else's private matters.
• spy noun A person who secretly gathers information about others, often for a government or rival organization.

Senses

шпио́нить is used for these senses in English:

• snoop To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen.
• snoop To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others.
• snoop around To snoop.
• spy (intransitive) To act as a spy.
• spy on To watch secretly or covertly; to surveil.

pry — full definition

1. verb To inquire into someone else's private affairs in a nosy or unwelcome way.
2. verb To force something open or lever it apart using a tool.
3. noun A tool used for levering something open, such as a crowbar.

snoop — full definition

1. verb To secretly investigate or pry into someone else's private matters.
2. noun A person who snoops, or the act of snooping.

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