detect
verb (used with object)
to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act.
detected
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past participleof detect.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof detect.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
detectverb (used with object)to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act.
Example Sentences
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A huge area at the border has been blanketed by a thick plume of yellowish smoke, with fumes detected as far as eastern France, where authorities issued an air-pollution alert.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
Servers have to run, transactions settled, fraud detected and the system protected against cyberattacks.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Just this month, tularemia, also known as rabbit fever and caused by a bacterium in ticks and deer flies, was detected in people living on Long Island.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Authorities have not reported any casualties, but said tsunami waves between 19 and 30 centimetres have been detected.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
But the ship didn’t see her, and it detected no electronic signal, so it kept going, racing above the trees and over the next field.
From "The Wild Robot Escapes" by Peter Brown
