detectverb/dɨtɛˈtaɾ/highde·te·tarPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionTo discover or identify the presence or existence of something.The scan can detect early signs of the disease.This software detects spelling errors.syndiscoveridentifysenseantmissoverlookignoreCommon collocationsdetect a problemdetect movementdetect fraudsystem to detectEtymologyDo latim 'detectare', frequêntico de 'detegere' (descobrir).Related wordsdetetáveldetetordeteção