detect
verb (used with object)
to discover or catch (a person) in the performance of some act.
is detecting
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present progressiveof detect (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Another major difficulty is detecting and predicting when ions move through crystals in a liquid-like manner.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 7, 2026
But Booking said it is detecting “continued momentum, with steady travel demand trends in our business so far in the fourth quarter.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2025
“We see a lot of genes for DNA repair get activated, like the body is detecting some of the damage and then repairing that damage, which is a normal adaptive response.”
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2025
“The biggest challenge I see is detecting a signal,” Atamanchuk says.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 30, 2023
In events and scenes continually increasing in greatness and grandeur, he is detecting the dominion of law.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863 by Various
