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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Another major experiment, IceCube, which is also designed to detect high-energy neutrinos, did not record anything similar.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026
Software vulnerabilities exposed by Mythos were often subtle and difficult to detect without AI, according to Anthropic.
From Barron's • Apr. 7, 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
The sheriff doesn’t seem to detect the tone, though.
From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland
