detect

(dĭ-tĕkt')
tr.v., -tect·ed, -tect·ing, -tects.

1. To discover or ascertain the existence, presence, or fact of.
2. To discern (something hidden or subtle): detected a note of sarcasm in the remark.
3. To learn something hidden and often improper about: detected the manager in a lie.
4. Electronics. To demodulate.

[Middle English detecten, from Latin dētegere, dētēct-, to uncover : dē-, de- + tegere, to cover.]

detectable de·tect'a·ble or de·tect'i·ble adj.
detecter de·tect'er n.

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verb

1. To perceive, especially barely or fleetingly: catch, descry, discern, espy, glimpse, spot, spy. See see/not see.
2. To perceive with a special effort of the senses or the mind: descry, discern, distinguish, mark, mind, note, notice, observe, remark, see. See knowledge/ignorance, see/not see.

v

Definition: discover
Antonyms: miss, not see, overlook, pass by

IN BRIEF: To find out, discover.

He could detect a hint of schnapps in the hot chocolate.

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• Verbs of Sight - detect: note; discover the true nature of; spot

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - opdage, afsløre, konstatere, bestemme, måle

Nederlands (Dutch)
bespeuren, ontdekken

Français (French)
v. tr. - découvrir, dépister, déceler (de la tristesse), distinguer, discerner

Deutsch (German)
v. - spüren, entdecken

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εντοπίζω, ανακαλύπτω, ανιχνεύω, αντιλαμβάνομαι, διακρίνω

Italiano (Italian)
scorgere, scoprire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - detectar

Русский (Russian)
обнаруживать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - percibir, descubrir, detectar, identificar, atrapar, rectificar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - upptäcka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
察觉, 侦查, 发觉

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 察覺, 偵查, 發覺

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 탐지하다, 검출하다, 발견하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 見付ける, 発見する, 見破る, 復調する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يكتشف, يلاحظ, يتحرى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הבחין ב-, גילה‬

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