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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This makes them harder to detect as smart technology, experts warn.
From BBC
Their team developed a new platform that can both generate and detect extremely short UV-C laser pulses.
From Science Daily
Earlier observations also detected carbon monoxide gas around the star, indicating that these objects are rich in volatile materials and closely resemble the icy comets found in our own solar system.
From Science Daily
On Tuesday night, the owners were assisted by a friend using a thermal camera in an effort to detect the capybaras in the darkness.
From BBC
Such crossings have become the most common way for people to be detected entering the UK illegally since 2020.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
