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IELTS word

detect

/dɪˈtɛkt/verb

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English definition

to discover something that is hard to notice

Common phrases / collocations

  1. detect a problem
  2. early detection
  3. detect changes

Example sentences

  1. 1.

    The technician detected a small gas leak.

  2. 2.

    The test can detect the disease early.

  3. 3.

    Satellites detect changes in sea level.

Visual learning

See the meaning

A technician uses a handheld sensor to find a small leak in a pipe.
to discover something that is hard to notice
1checks pipe joint
2leak discovered
hidden leak→sensor finds it