What part of speech is detects?

Detects can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. detects is a verb, present, 3rd person singular of detect (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does detects mean?

Definitions

Verb

detect - discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"

Examples of detects

#   Sentence  
1. verb The book reviewer who detects a missing comma, immediately feels elevated to the level of the writer.
2. verb Volkswagen used illegal software that detects when the car is undergoing official emissions testing.
3. verb This anti-barking collar sprays citronella into the dog's face when the microphone detects barking.
4. verb The faucet detects the hands and then the water comes out.
5. verb I detect the hissing lisp of the lying serpent in this article.
6. verb One is a special tool to detect damage to the thermal-protective tile while in orbit - something the Columbia crew would have welcomed.
7. verb The computer can detect 200 types of error.
8. verb The only metal that a metal detector can detect is the metal in another metal detector. That fact was instrumental in my parents' meeting.
9. verb Instead, they detect sounds through their tongues and feel vibrations through sense organs in the skull.
10. verb I can't detect any pattern.
11. verb Our eyes can detect light.
12. verb A Pap test can help detect cervical cancer early on.
13. verb They won't detect anything out of the ordinary.
14. verb Do I detect an attitude problem?
15. verb Do I detect sarcasm?
Sentence  
verb
The book reviewer who detects a missing comma, immediately feels elevated to the level of the writer.
Volkswagen used illegal software that detects when the car is undergoing official emissions testing.
This anti-barking collar sprays citronella into the dog's face when the microphone detects barking.
The faucet detects the hands and then the water comes out.
I detect the hissing lisp of the lying serpent in this article.
One is a special tool to detect damage to the thermal-protective tile while in orbit - something the Columbia crew would have welcomed.
The computer can detect 200 types of error.
The only metal that a metal detector can detect is the metal in another metal detector. That fact was instrumental in my parents' meeting.
Instead, they detect sounds through their tongues and feel vibrations through sense organs in the skull.
I can't detect any pattern.
Our eyes can detect light.
A Pap test can help detect cervical cancer early on.
They won't detect anything out of the ordinary.
Do I detect an attitude problem?
Do I detect sarcasm?

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