detect
Usage
What are other ways to say detect?
To detect implies becoming aware of something that had been obscure, secret, or concealed: to detect a flaw in reasoning. To ascertain is to verify facts by inquiry or analysis: to ascertain the truth about an event. To learn is to add to one's knowledge or information: to learn a language. The verb discover is used with objective clauses as a synonym of learn in order to suggest that the new information acquired is surprising to the learner: I discovered that she had been married before.
Example Sentences
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"As PBHs evaporate, they become ever lighter, and so hotter, emitting even more radiation in a runaway process until explosion. It's that Hawking radiation that our telescopes can detect."
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026
This powerful technique allowed them to detect tiny structures that cannot be seen with the naked eye.
From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026
Watch the video above to find out ways to detect whether your devices are clean or have fallen victim to hackers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Using his acute sense of smell and training to detect a chemical compound within explosives, Magawa would then alert human handlers of mines that could be later safely removed.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
I detect a tiny cream cheese mustache on Naomi's upper lip.
From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan
