DETECT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of detect – Learner’s Dictionary

detect
verb [ T ]
uk
/dɪˈtekt/
us
to discover or notice something, especially something that is difficult to see, hear, smell, etc:
This special camera can detect bodies by their heat.
I thought I detected a smile in his eyes.

(Definition of detect from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of detect

in Chinese (Traditional)
(尤指用特殊方法)發現,察覺,看出, (通常指用特別設備)探測,檢測,測出…
in Chinese (Simplified)
(尤指用特殊方法)发现,察觉,看出, (通常指用特殊设备)探测,检测,测出…
in Spanish
detectar, percibir…
in Portuguese
detectar, perceber…
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शोध घेणे, उघडकीस आणणे, शोधणे…
~を見つける, ~を検出する, 検出(けんしゅつ)する…
bulmak, ortaya çıkarmak, keşfetmek…
détecter, dépister, déceler…
detectar, percebre…
bespeuren…
ஓரளவு மறைக்கப்பட்ட அல்லது தெளிவாக இல்லாத ஒன்றைக் கவனிக்க அல்லது ஏதாவது ஒன்றைக் கண்டறிய, குறிப்பாக ஒரு சிறப்பு முறையைப் பயன்படுத்துதல், பொதுவாக சிறப்பு உபகரணங்களைப் பயன்படுத்தி ஏதாவது ஒன்றைக் கண்டறிய…
(कुछ जो कठिन या विदित नहीं है उसे किसी विशेष प्रयोजन द्वारा) देख या खोज लेना या पता लगाना, (किसी विशेष उपकरण द्वारा कुछ) खोज निकालना…
શોધી કાઢવું, મળી આવવું, પકડી પાડવું…
mærke, opdage…
upptäcka, uppdaga, märka…
kesan…
entdecken…
merke, avsløre, fornemme…
سراغ لگانا, دھونڈ لینا, پتہ لگانا…
виявляти, викривати…
замечать, обнаруживать…
పాక్షికంగా దాగి ఉన్న లేక స్పష్టంగా లేనిదాన్ని గమనించడానికి లేక ఏదైనా కనుగొనటానికి, ముఖ్యంగా ప్రత్యేక పద్ధతిని ఉపయోగించడం, ఒకటి కనుగొనటానికి…
يَتَحَرّى, يَسْتَشْعِر…
সনাক্ত করা, আবিষ্কার করা…
objevit, zjistit…
menemukan…
สืบหา…
phát hiện…
wykryć, wyczuć, wykrywać…
발견하다…
rilevare, scoprire…
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