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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Last week, the company added a page to its website, saying the doors of its vehicles will automatically unlock and emergency services will be contacted if a “serious collision” is detected.
From MarketWatch
He explained that advances in molecular techniques are making it possible to detect species that look similar on the surface but differ genetically.
From Science Daily
Concentrations of flu detected in wastewater have surged in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the test positivity rate is rising in Los Angeles County and Orange County, according to state and county data.
From Los Angeles Times
They have already been detected in breast milk and in the placenta -- and even in the brain.
From Science Daily
The infection was first detected in 2008, and its origin is still unknown.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
