Detect | Mean of detect in English Dictionary
/dɪˈtɛkt/
- Verb
- to discover or notice the presence of (something that is hidden or hard to see, hear, taste, etc.)
- The test is used to detect the presence of alcohol in the blood.
- This type of cancer is difficult to detect in its early stages.
- He thought he detected [=sensed] a note of irony in her comments.