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English verb: detect | |||
| 1. | detect (perception) discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of | ||
| Samples | She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water. We found traces of lead in the paint. | ||
| Synonyms | discover, find, notice, observe | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sight, spy | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | catch out, find out, instantiate, see, sense, trace | ||
| Verb group | discover, find | ||
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