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To perceive or notice through the senses or awareness; it often sounds a bit more like “perceive” than simple “detect.”

To track down or locate something hidden; it emphasizes active searching and finding something difficult to discover.

To determine, establish, or state as a fact; often used in neutral or formal contexts when concluding from evidence.

To recognize or realize; it often means more than noticing, because it includes identifying or understanding something.

To notice or observe; a very common neutral word for realizing something you hadn’t paid attention to before.

To feel or sense; it is usually linked to bodily or intuitive sensations rather than factual detection.

To find or discover; a very broad verb that can refer to both physical finding and making a judgment or conclusion.

To investigate and determine; often used in police, scientific, or formal investigative contexts.

To diagnose; used mainly in medicine or technical analysis when identifying the cause of a problem.

To record or register, also to notice as a fact; it often sounds official and can mean simply “to register a signal/change.”