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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"

S: (v) spy (spy%2:39:01::), 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) perceive (perceive%2:39:00::), comprehend (comprehend%2:39:00::) (to become aware of through the senses) "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"

W: (n) sight (sight%1:04:00::) [Related to: sight] (the act of looking or seeing or observing) "he tried to get a better view of it"; "his survey of the battlefield was limited"
W: (n) sight (sight%1:09:02::) [Related to: sight] (the range of vision) "out of sight of land"
W: (n) sight (sight%1:09:00::) [Related to: sight] (the ability to see; the visual faculty)
W: (n) sight (sight%1:10:00::) [Related to: sight] (anything that is seen) "he was a familiar sight on the television"; "they went to Paris to see the sights"
W: (n) sight (sight%1:09:01::) [Related to: sight] (an instance of visual perception) "the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected sight"
W: (n) sighting (sighting%1:04:00::) [Related to: sight] (the act of observing) "several sightings of enemy troops were reported"