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Synonyms for detective in English

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  1. detective:
  2. detect:

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Detailed Synonyms for detective in English

detective:

detective [the ~] noun

  1. the detective
    the detective; the tracker
  2. the detective
    the investigator; the detective; the sleuth
  3. the detective
    the detective
  4. the detective
    the investigator; the detective; the criminal investigator
  5. the detective
    – a police officer who investigates crimes 1
    the investigator; the detective; the police detective; the tec
    – a police officer who investigates crimes 1
  6. the detective
    – an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public 1
    the detective
    – an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public 1

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Related Definitions for "detective":

  1. a police officer who investigates crimes1
  2. an investigator engaged or employed in obtaining information not easily available to the public1

detective form of detect:

to detect verb (detects, detected, detecting)

  1. to detect
    to reveal; to detect; to spot
    • reveal verb (reveals, revealed, revealing)
    • detect verb (detects, detected, detecting)
    • spot verb (spots, spotted, spotting)
    to discover
    – discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of 1
    • discover verb (discovers, discovered, discovering)
  2. to detect
    – discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of 1
    to notice; to find; to discover; to detect; to observe
    – discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of 1
    • notice verb (notices, noticed, noticing)
    • find verb (finds, found, finding)
      • We found traces of lead in the paint1
    • discover verb (discovers, discovered, discovering)
    • detect verb (detects, detected, detecting)
      • She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water1
    • observe verb (observes, observed, observing)
  3. to detect
    – To find something. 2
    to detect
    – To find something. 2
    • detect verb (detects, detected, detecting)

Conjugations for detect:

present
  1. detect
  2. detect
  3. detects
  4. detect
  5. detect
  6. detect
simple past
  1. detected
  2. detected
  3. detected
  4. detected
  5. detected
  6. detected
present perfect
  1. have detected
  2. have detected
  3. has detected
  4. have detected
  5. have detected
  6. have detected
past continuous
  1. was detecting
  2. were detecting
  3. was detecting
  4. were detecting
  5. were detecting
  6. were detecting
future
  1. shall detect
  2. will detect
  3. will detect
  4. shall detect
  5. will detect
  6. will detect
continuous present
  1. am detecting
  2. are detecting
  3. is detecting
  4. are detecting
  5. are detecting
  6. are detecting
subjunctive
  1. be detected
  2. be detected
  3. be detected
  4. be detected
  5. be detected
  6. be detected
diverse
  1. detect!
  2. let's detect!
  5. detected
  6. detecting
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

detect

  1. detect
    detect

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Related Definitions for "detect":

  1. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of1
    • She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water1
  2. To find something.2

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