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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While Simon churned across the Pacific, satellites detected something remarkable happening far above the clouds.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026
He then managed to travel through Uganda to Kenya - and was again not detected at airports screenings.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
She then considered a frightening explanation when her mother detected a funny taste to the water she kept in a bottle at her desk at Berkeley Engineering and Research.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
He said the nodule was detected at “a very early stage” and that his doctors had recommended surgery to remove it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
When he was done, he had an explanation for the unpleasant odor wafting from the subprime mortgage industry that Eisman had detected.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
