Standard Lemma guide

detected

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /dɪˈtɛktɪd/
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH0 T EH1 K T AH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: D IH0 T EH1 K T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Having been noticed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The detected submarine was tracked by sonar, it was easy once they knew where to look.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

simple past and past participle of detect

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

Examples

  • We detected the submarine long before it observed us.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

perceived or discerned

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the detected micrometeoritic material

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: undetected

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

perceived with the mind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he winced at the detected flicker of irony in her voice

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: havaittu — Referring to something that has been noticed
  • Finnish: huomattu — Referring to something that has been noticed
  • French: détecté — Referring to something that has been noticed
  • German: entdecken — Referring to something that has been noticed
  • German: aufspüren — Referring to something that has been noticed
  • Latin: detectus — Referring to something that has been noticed
  • Russian: обнару́женный (obnarúžennyj) — Referring to something that has been noticed
  • French: détecté — Simple past tense and past participle of detect
  • German: entdecken — Simple past tense and past participle of detect
Real reading context

detected in complete knowledge articles

B2 1308+326 Places & the world · Advanced · 2 uses Outer Solar System Origins Survey Places & the world · Advanced · 2 uses Chlamydia suis History & culture · Challenging · 1 uses MNDA Science & nature · Advanced · 1 uses