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Verb
S:
(v)
detect (detect%2:39:00::)
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observe (observe%2:39:02::)
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find (find%2:39:02::)
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discover (discover%2:39:03::)
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notice (notice%2:39:04::)
(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"
direct troponym
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full troponym
verb group
S:
(v)
discover (discover%2:36:00::)
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find (find%2:36:00::)
(make a discovery, make a new finding)
"Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"
verb group
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
sentence frame
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
spy (spy%2:39:01::)
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sight (sight%2:39:00::)
(catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes)
"he caught sight of the king's men coming over the ridge"
S:
(v)
descry (descry%2:39:00::)
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spot (spot%2:39:00::)
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espy (espy%2:39:00::)
,
spy (spy%2:39:00::)
(catch sight of)
S:
(v)
detect (detect%2:39:00::)
,
observe (observe%2:39:02::)
,
find (find%2:39:02::)
,
discover (discover%2:39:03::)
,
notice (notice%2:39:04::)
(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"
derivationally related form
sentence frame
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE