detect
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The meaning (definition) of the word detect
to notice something hidden or hard to see
The word detect used in a sentence
“The dog can detect the smell of yummy food nearby.”
Words that mean the same as detect (synonyms)
noticespotfind
Words that mean the opposite of detect (antonyms)
missoverlookignore
How the word detect is said around the world
| French | détecter (daytektay) |
| Spanish | detectar (daytayktahr) |
| Mandarin | 探测 (tàn cè) |
| Hindi | पता लगाना (putah luhgahnah) |
| Arabic | يكشف |
| Russian | обнаружить (obnaruzhit') |
| Portuguese (EU) | detectar (ditetahr) |
| Portuguese (BR) | detectar (daytayktahr) |
| Japanese | 検出する (kenshutsu suru) |
| German | erkennen (erkenuhn) |
| Urdu | پتہ لگانا (putah luhgahnah) |
| Punjabi | ਪਤਾ ਲਗਾਓ (putah luhgahoh) |
| Korean | 감지하다 (gamjihada) |
| Hebrew | לְגַלוֹת (lgahloht) |
| Greek | διακρίνω (diakrino) |
| Dutch | detecteren (daytekteeruhn) |
| Tagalog | tuklasin (tooklahseen) |
| Vietnamese | phát hiện (fahurt heeen) |
| Turkish | tespit etmek (tespit etmek) |
| Persian | تشخیص (tahshkhees) |
| Polish | wykryć (vikrich) |
| Ukrainian | виявити (vyyavyty) |
| Bengali | সনাক্ত করুন (shawnahktoh kohroon) |
| Swedish | upptäcka (uptuhkah) |
| Italian | Rilevare (reelayvahray) |
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