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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The study also sheds light on how bees detect their audience.
From Science Daily
The International Fund for Animal Welfare called using dogs to detect koalas a "novel" approach.
From Barron's
In the video, the snake flicks its tongue, a common sensory behavior used to detect chemical cues in the air and identify nearby prey or potential predators.
From Los Angeles Times
The US Space Force is able to detect every missile launched from Iran from Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado.
From BBC
The bases allow the U.S. to quickly detect threats headed toward the homeland, deter Russia and project force abroad, analysts say.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
