Plural of spy
regular plural
The plural of spy is spies.
Forms of spy
| Singular | spy /spaɪ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | spies /spaɪz/ |
| Countable | countable |
Spies in a sentence
- Little did anyone suspect that the military attaché was one of the world's craftiest spies.From the entry attaché
- In the movies spies are always talking over cell phones with built-in scramblers.From the entry scrambler
- Any disguise may expose soldiers to be deemed enemy spies.From the entry disguise
- Surveillance was accomplished by means of intercepting the spies' communications.From the entry communication
- The agency infiltrated several spies into the company.From the entry infiltrate
Meaning of spy
- noun A person who secretly watches and examines the actions of other individuals or organizations and gathers information on them (usually to gain an advantage).
- noun A defensive player assigned to cover an offensive backfield player man-to-man when they are expected to engage in a running play, but the offensive player does not run with the ball immediately.
- verb To act as a spy.
Questions about the plural of spy
- What is the plural of spy?
- The plural of spy is spies.
- Is spy countable?
- Spy is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: spy (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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