/de.tɛk.te/

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Translation

to detect

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Word origin

From Latin detegere ('to uncover'), through its past participle detectus. English 'detect' comes from the same verb.

Origin
Latin
Root
detegere
English cognates
detect, detective

Grammar

Verb type-er regular (1st group)

Conjugation

Regular -er conjugation. Pronouns: je, tu, il/elle, nous, vous, ils/elles.

Indicative

Person PresentImperfectPast historicFutureConditional
jedétectedétectaisdétectaidétecteraidétecterais
tudétectesdétectaisdétectasdétecterasdétecterais
il/elledétectedétectaitdétectadétecteradétecterait
nousdétectonsdétectionsdétectâmesdétecteronsdétecterions
vousdétectezdétectiezdétectâtesdétecterezdétecteriez
ils/ellesdétectentdétectaientdétectèrentdétecterontdétecteraient

Subjunctive

Person PresentImperfect
jedétectedétectasse
tudétectesdétectasses
il/elledétectedétectât
nousdétectionsdétectassions
vousdétectiezdétectassiez
ils/ellesdétectentdétectassent

Imperative

Person Affirmative
tudétecte
nousdétectons
vousdétectez

Non-finite

Gerund / present participle
détectant
Past participle
détecté · détectée · détectés · détectées

Examples

.

The detector picked up smoke.

.

The doctors detected the illness very early.

.

This device detects movement in the room.

automatiquement .

The software automatically detects errors.

.

She detected a note of irony in his voice.

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