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de·tect D0168900 (dĭ-tĕkt′)tr.v. de·tect·ed, de·tect·ing, de·tects 1. To discover or ascertain the existence, presence, or fact of.2. To discern (something hidden or subtle): detected a note of sarcasm in the remark.3. To learn something hidden and often improper about: detected the manager in a lie.4. Electronics To demodulate. [Middle English detecten, from Latin dētegere, dētēct-, to uncover : dē-, de- + tegere, to cover; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.] de·tect′a·ble, de·tect′i·ble adj.de·tect′er n.detect (dɪˈtɛkt) vb (tr) 1. to perceive or notice: to detect a note of sarcasm. 2. to discover the existence or presence of (esp something likely to elude observation): to detect alcohol in the blood. 3. (Electronics) to extract information from (an electromagnetic wave)4. obsolete to reveal or expose (a crime, criminal, etc)[C15: from Latin dētectus uncovered, from dētegere to uncover, from de- + tegere to cover] deˈtectable, deˈtectible adj deˈtecter nde•tect (dɪˈtɛkt) v.t. 1. to discover or notice the existence or presence of: to detect the odor of gas. 2. to discover (a person) in some act: to detect someone cheating. 3. to discover the true, usu. concealed or underlying nature of. 4. to demodulate. [1400–50; late Middle English < Latin dētēctus, past participle of dētegere to uncover] de•tect′a•ble, de•tect′i•ble, adj. de•tect`a•bil′i•ty, de•tect`i•bil′i•ty, n. syn: See learn. detect Past participle: detected Gerund: detecting
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I detect | you detect | he/she/it detects | we detect | you detect | they detect |
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I detected | you detected | he/she/it detected | we detected | you detected | they detected |
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I am detecting | you are detecting | he/she/it is detecting | we are detecting | you are detecting | they are detecting |
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I have detected | you have detected | he/she/it has detected | we have detected | you have detected | they have detected |
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I was detecting | you were detecting | he/she/it was detecting | we were detecting | you were detecting | they were detecting |
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I had detected | you had detected | he/she/it had detected | we had detected | you had detected | they had detected |
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I will detect | you will detect | he/she/it will detect | we will detect | you will detect | they will detect |
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I will have detected | you will have detected | he/she/it will have detected | we will have detected | you will have detected | they will have detected |
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I will be detecting | you will be detecting | he/she/it will be detecting | we will be detecting | you will be detecting | they will be detecting |
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I have been detecting | you have been detecting | he/she/it has been detecting | we have been detecting | you have been detecting | they have been detecting |
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I will have been detecting | you will have been detecting | he/she/it will have been detecting | we will have been detecting | you will have been detecting | they will have been detecting |
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I had been detecting | you had been detecting | he/she/it had been detecting | we had been detecting | you had been detecting | they had been detecting |
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I would detect | you would detect | he/she/it would detect | we would detect | you would detect | they would detect |
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I would have detected | you would have detected | he/she/it would have detected | we would have detected | you would have detected | they would have detected | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | detect - discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"discover, notice, observe, findcatch out, find out - trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks"discover, find - make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"sense - detect some circumstance or entity automatically; "This robot can sense the presence of people in the room"; "particle detectors sense ionization"instantiate - find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word); "The linguists could not instantiate this sense of the noun that he claimed existed in a certain dialect"trace - discover traces of; "She traced the circumstances of her birth"see - observe as if with an eye; "The camera saw the burglary and recorded it"sight, spy - catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; "he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge" |
detectverb1. discover, find, reveal, catch, expose, disclose, uncover, track down, hunt down, unmask, ferret out, smoke out equipment used to detect radiation2. notice, see, spot, catch, note, identify, observe, remark, recognize, distinguish, perceive, scent, discern, ascertain, descry He could detect a certain sadness in her face.detectverb1. To perceive, especially barely or fleetingly:catch, descry, discern, espy, glimpse, spot, spy.2. To perceive with a special effort of the senses or the mind:descry, discern, distinguish, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, remark, see.Translationsdetect (diˈtekt) verb to notice or discover. She thought she could detect a smell of gas. 察覺 察觉deˈtective (-tiv) noun a person who tries to find criminals or watches suspected persons. She was questioned by detectives. 偵探 侦探detentiondetaindetect
detect (something) in (something)To distinguish the presence of something in something else, typically something that is being masked or is present in only a small quantity. Do I detect sarcasm in that statement, Jane? I think I detect a pinch of cinnamon in this, but I could be wrong.See also: detectdetect something in somethingto recognize or identify something in something. Can you detect the anger in her voice? I detect a bit of sarcasm in your comments.See also: detectdetect
detect[di′tekt] (communications) demodulate LegalSeedetentionDETECT
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DETECT➣North Carolina Disease Event Tracking and Epidemiologic Collection Tool (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Chapel Hill, NC) | DETECT➣Dublin East Treatment and Early Care Team (psychosis early intervention; Ireland; est. 2006) |
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Synonyms for detectverb discoverSynonyms- discover
- find
- reveal
- catch
- expose
- disclose
- uncover
- track down
- hunt down
- unmask
- ferret out
- smoke out
verb noticeSynonyms- notice
- see
- spot
- catch
- note
- identify
- observe
- remark
- recognize
- distinguish
- perceive
- scent
- discern
- ascertain
- descry
Synonyms for detectverb to perceive, especially barely or fleetinglySynonyms- catch
- descry
- discern
- espy
- glimpse
- spot
- spy
verb to perceive with a special effort of the senses or the mindSynonyms- descry
- discern
- distinguish
- mark
- mind
- note
- notice
- observe
- remark
- see
Synonyms for detectverb discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact ofSynonyms- discover
- notice
- observe
- find
Related Words- catch out
- find out
- discover
- find
- sense
- instantiate
- trace
- see
- sight
- spy
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