Synset

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 261 freq. cnt.: 141 freq. cnt.: 39 freq. cnt.: 39 freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 21

sample sentences

"She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"
"We found traces of lead in the paint"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

find finding finding finder

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

observable observant observation observance observation observation observer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

detection detecting detector detector

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

discovery discovery discovery discoverer

semantic pointers

hyponym

find out, catch out sense instantiate trace see

verb group

hypernym