detect

CEFRB1

/dɪˈtɛkt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To notice or discover something, often with special equipment.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To work as a detective.

Examples

  • The computer can detect 200 types of error.

  • The tests are designed to detect the disease early.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To discover or find by careful search, examination, or probing.

  2. To work or solve cases as a detective.

More examples

In context

  • I can't detect any pattern.

  • Cantharidin, although readily decomposed by chemical agents, is so permanent in the body that it has been detected in the corpse of a cat eighty-four days after death.

  • Diesel maintenance schedules are benefiting from work done on the magnificent Hilger & Watts electronic spectrograph for oil analysis, which detects minute quantities of metals in samples of used lubricating oil; [...].

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Specialized sensors can blank even the faintest traces of gas leaks.

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Origin

verb

From Latin detectus, perfect passive participle of detegere (“to uncover or disclose”), from de- + tegere (“to cover”); see tegument, tile, thatch.