detect

🇺🇸 /dɪˈtekt/ 🇬🇧 /dɪˈtekt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-C1
verb
B2

to find or notice something that is hard to see or hear

The device can detect smoke in the air to warn of fire.

translation

v. to find or notice something that is hard to see or hear

Word Forms

3rd Present detects
Past detected
Perfect detected
Progressive detecting