DETECT


Meaning of DETECT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ dɪtekt ]

( detects, detecting, detected)

1.

To detect something means to find it or discover that it is present somewhere by using equipment or making an investigation.

...a sensitive piece of equipment used to detect radiation...

...a device which can detect who is more at risk of a heart attack.

VERB : V n , V wh

2.

If you detect something, you notice it or sense it, even though it is not very obvious.

Arnold could detect a certain sadness in the old man’s face.

= sense

VERB : V n

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