detect
verb (used with object)
to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act.
has detected
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present perfectof detect (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Utility company Consolidated Edison has detected stray voltage at the site weeks after the death, a possible cause for the horse’s sudden flight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
It is the first time France has detected Ebola.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
Cole has detected a vibe shift this year.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 6, 2026
But once a country has detected ASF, export markets immediately close.
From BBC ● Apr. 5, 2026
But though a French critic has detected something shocking in Le Chevalier à la Charette, it requires curious consideration to follow him.
From The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) by George Saintsbury
