Detect and Think

Detect

Detect verb - To come upon after searching, study, or effort.

Think and detect are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Think" instead a verb "Detect".

Think

Think verb - To have as an opinion.

Detect and think are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Detect" instead a verb "Think".

Nearby Word: thinking

Common collocations

character detect character think character
life detect life think life
people detect people think people
someone detect someone think someone
Other words: sort, evil, humans.

Both words in one sentence

  • Don't Think, Feel: How Frost was able to detect Triborg hiding inside the mainframe room.
  • Film / Snakes on a Plane The luggage inspection dogs detect the snakes, but the handlers think they're just barking at a hissing cat and move on.
  • Convenient Decoy Cat Inverted in Snakes on a Plane, where the cat benefits the villains: the luggage inspection dogs detect the snakes, but the handlers think they're just barking at a hissing cat and move on.
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