--- title: D — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 24 description: The 1197 words of the English dictionary under D, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/page/24/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / D # D — The English dictionary · page 24 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* Detergent is a liquid or powder used for cleaning, especially for washing clothes or dishes.[↗](../../detergent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Put some detergent in the washing machine.[↗](../../detergent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Detergent helps take grease off the plates.[↗](../../detergent/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We added a drop of detergent to the milk and the colours swirled.[↗](../../detergent/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep detergent on a high shelf away from little children.[↗](../../detergent/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · This detergent is gentle on the skin.[↗](../../detergent/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mix water and detergent to make bubbles.[↗](../../detergent/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Never drink anything from a detergent bottle.[↗](../../detergent/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **deteriorate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To deteriorate means to become worse, more and more, over time.[↗](../../deteriorate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (things) Buildings, food, roads or materials deteriorate when they wear out, rot or break down.[↗](../../deteriorate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The weather deteriorated, so the match was called off.[↗](../../deteriorate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa's eyesight has deteriorated with age.[↗](../../deteriorate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Without a roof, the old castle deteriorated quickly.[↗](../../deteriorate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Fruit deteriorates fast in hot weather.[↗](../../deteriorate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His behaviour deteriorated after lunch.[↗](../../deteriorate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The road surface has deteriorated badly over the winter.[↗](../../deteriorate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The patient's condition deteriorated overnight.[↗](../../deteriorate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **deterioration** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The process of becoming worse in quality, condition or health.[↗](../../deterioration/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) The slow breaking down of materials, such as wood rotting or metal rusting.[↗](../../deterioration/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There has been a deterioration in the weather, so the match is cancelled.[↗](../../deterioration/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The nurse watched for any deterioration in Grandma's health.[↗](../../deterioration/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The deterioration of the old bridge made it unsafe.[↗](../../deterioration/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Rust causes the deterioration of iron gates.[↗](../../deterioration/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Teachers noticed a deterioration in his handwriting.[↗](../../deterioration/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Damp led to the deterioration of the books in the shed.[↗](../../deterioration/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **determinant** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Something that decides or strongly affects what happens, as in «Sleep is a big determinant of how well you learn».[↗](../../determinant/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (maths) A special number worked out from a square table of numbers (a matrix), used in higher maths; it is not usually taught at primary school.[↗](../../determinant/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Weather is a key determinant of how many people visit the beach.[↗](../../determinant/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Practice is the main determinant of how well you play.[↗](../../determinant/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists studied the determinants of good health.[↗](../../determinant/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Rainfall is a determinant of which plants can grow.[↗](../../determinant/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In older maths classes you learn to find the determinant of a matrix.[↗](../../determinant/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Price is often a determinant of what people buy.[↗](../../determinant/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **determinate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Determinate means fixed, exact and clearly limited, not vague.[↗](../../determinate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) A determinate plant, like some tomato plants, grows to a fixed size and then stops.[↗](../../determinate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The problem has a determinate answer: 12.[↗](../../determinate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The prisoner got a determinate sentence of five years.[↗](../../determinate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Determinate tomato plants stop growing at about one metre.[↗](../../determinate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The recipe gives a determinate amount of flour.[↗](../../determinate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The number of people at the party was determinate, so we bought exactly enough cake.[↗](../../determinate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some puzzles have more than one answer and are not determinate.[↗](../../determinate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **determination** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Being firm about doing something and not giving up even when it is hard.[↗](../../determination/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Finding out or deciding something exactly, often officially: «the determination of the winner».[↗](../../determination/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal, science) Measuring or calculating something exactly: «the determination of density».[↗](../../determination/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* With great determination, she finished the race.[↗](../../determination/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It took sheer determination to learn to swim.[↗](../../determination/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · His determination to win impressed the coach.[↗](../../determination/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The team showed grit and determination.[↗](../../determination/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · (formal) The determination of the winner will be made by the judges.[↗](../../determination/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (science) We carried out a determination of the boiling point of water.[↗](../../determination/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Brother Ignatius strengthened his longings, and the determination became firm within him.[↗](../../determination/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **determine** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To find out or work out something exactly, often by measuring or calculating.[↗](../../determine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To decide or control what will happen; to be the thing that causes a result.[↗](../../determine/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) To make a firm decision to do something.[↗](../../determine/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (formal, exam) A command word: «Determine the value of x» means find it, usually with working shown.[↗](../../determine/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (casual) In everyday talk people say «work out», «figure out», «sort out» or «suss» instead; «it depends» replaces «it is determined by».[↗](../../determine/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (formal, law) «Determine» can mean to end or settle: «The court determined the matter.».[↗](../../determine/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Determine the perimeter of a square with sides of 5 cm.[↗](../../determine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Use the table to determine which class collected more cans.[↗](../../determine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The weather will determine whether we play outside.[↗](../../determine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Your effort determines how well you do.[↗](../../determine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The judge must determine who is telling the truth.[↗](../../determine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She was determined to finish the race.[↗](../../determine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists measured the water to determine how hot it was.[↗](../../determine/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Determine how many groups of 4 you can make from 20.[↗](../../determine/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Determine the aggregate quantity of apples, given that 3 baskets each contain 8.[↗](../../determine/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (formal exam)[↗](../../determine/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · work out how many 4s go into 20, quick (casual, the same idea)[↗](../../determine/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · depends on the weather innit, if it rains no footy (casual)[↗](../../determine/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't just sit there, figure it out — it's 5, you numpty.[↗](../../determine/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (rough)[↗](../../determine/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · The three widows die, but their mother, "an old witch," determines on revenge.[↗](../../determine/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Thus far. it has been impossible to determine tiic ago and authorship of tlic Sefer Yetzirah. .[↗](../../determine/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") Tcwish tradition claims divine origin for it: it was intrusted by tlie Lord to Adam and after- wards to Abraham\*\*\*).[↗](../../determine/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../determine/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **determined** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Having decided firmly to do something and not letting anything stop you.[↗](../../determined/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Past form of determine: found out or calculated exactly (The cause was determined).[↗](../../determined/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Past form of determine: decided or controlled (Your height is partly determined by your genes).[↗](../../determined/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She was determined to finish the race.[↗](../../determined/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The determined puppy finally opened the gate.[↗](../../determined/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The police determined the cause of the fire.[↗](../../determined/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Determine the area of the rectangle.[↗](../../determined/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Eye colour is determined by genes.[↗](../../determined/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He's a very determined boy.[↗](../../determined/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Hidesato determined to try his last chance.[↗](../../determined/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest?[↗](../../determined/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.38.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../determined/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · For what pleasure hath he in his house after him? seeing the number of his months is determined.[↗](../../determined/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.21.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../determined/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · For an extermination wholly determined shall the Lord, the GOD of hosts, make in the midst of all the earth.[↗](../../determined/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.10.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../determined/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **determiner** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (grammar) A determiner is a word that comes before a noun and tells you which one, whose, or how many, such as «the», «a», «this», «my», «some», «every» and numbers like «three».[↗](../../determiner/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* More generally, a determiner is something that decides or controls what happens.[↗](../../determiner/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In «the dog barked», «the» is a determiner.[↗](../../determiner/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «My», «your» and «their» are possessive determiners.[↗](../../determiner/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Underline the determiner in «Those apples are sour.»[↗](../../determiner/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «Some», «many» and «every» are determiners too.[↗](../../determiner/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Numbers like «two» can act as determiners: «two cats».[↗](../../determiner/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A determiner comes before the adjective: «a tall tree».[↗](../../determiner/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Use «an» before a vowel sound: «an elephant».[↗](../../determiner/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **deterrence** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Stopping people from doing something by making them afraid of what would happen to them if they did it.[↗](../../deterrence/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (politics) The idea that a country can stop attacks by having strong weapons that would hit back.[↗](../../deterrence/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Fines for littering are a form of deterrence.[↗](../../deterrence/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The bright lights act as deterrence against burglars.[↗](../../deterrence/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · During the Cold War, both sides relied on nuclear deterrence.[↗](../../deterrence/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people argue that deterrence works better than punishment after a crime.[↗](../../deterrence/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The guard dog provides deterrence.[↗](../../deterrence/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Deterrence only works if people believe the threat.[↗](../../deterrence/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **deterrent** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A deterrent is something that makes people decide not to do a thing, because of the trouble or danger it would bring.[↗](../../deterrent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* As an adjective: having that effect, as in «a deterrent effect».[↗](../../deterrent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) Weapons a country keeps so that others are afraid to attack it.[↗](../../deterrent/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A loud alarm is a good deterrent to burglars.[↗](../../deterrent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Bright colours on a frog act as a deterrent to birds.[↗](../../deterrent/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The fine for parking there is a strong deterrent.[↗](../../deterrent/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Spikes on the wall are a deterrent to climbers.[↗](../../deterrent/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher hoped detention would be a deterrent.[↗](../../deterrent/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A dog barking is a deterrent for strangers.[↗](../../deterrent/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **detest** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To hate something or someone very much.[↗](../../detest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I detest getting up early.[↗](../../detest/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She detests unkindness.[↗](../../detest/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He detests broccoli.[↗](../../detest/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The villain detested the hero.[↗](../../detest/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My cat detests baths.[↗](../../detest/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · They detest the cold, wet winters.[↗](../../detest/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Their mother detested her eldest son, and had only eyes for the youngest.[↗](../../detest/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And thou shalt not bring an abomination into thy house, and be accursed like unto it; thou shalt utterly detest it, and thou shalt utterly abhor it; for it is a devoted thing.[↗](../../detest/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.7.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../detest/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **detestable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Very hateful; so bad or nasty that people strongly dislike it.[↗](../../detestable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Of a person: behaving so cruelly or meanly that others cannot stand them.[↗](../../detestable/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Bullying younger children is a detestable thing to do.[↗](../../detestable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The villain in the story was a detestable man who stole from the poor.[↗](../../detestable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother has the detestable habit of reading my diary.[↗](../../detestable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · «What a detestable smell!» cried Aunt Mary as she opened the fridge.[↗](../../detestable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Cheating in a test is detestable because it is unfair to everyone else.[↗](../../detestable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Queen thought the game was going detestably, and said so.[↗](../../detestable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Leaving litter on the beach is a detestable way to treat nature.[↗](../../detestable/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "You are detestable!" exclaimed Babette, bursting into tears.[↗](../../detestable/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · All winged swarming things that go upon all fours are a detestable thing unto you.[↗](../../detestable/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.11.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../detestable/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · But all winged swarming things, which have four feet, are a detestable thing unto you.[↗](../../detestable/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.11.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../detestable/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that is a detestable thing unto you.[↗](../../detestable/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.11.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../detestable/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And I will cast detestable things upon thee, and make thee vile, and will make thee as dung.[↗](../../detestable/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets NAM.3.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../detestable/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Thine adulteries, and thy neighings, the lewdness of thy harlotry, on the hills in the field have I seen thy detestable acts.[↗](../../detestable/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.13.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../detestable/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And they shall come thither, and they shall take away all the detestable things thereof and all the abominations thereof from thence.[↗](../../detestable/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.11.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../detestable/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **detestation** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A strong feeling of hatred or disgust for something.[↗](../../detestation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* and they shall be a detestable thing unto you; ye shall not eat of their flesh, and their carcasses ye shall have in detestation.[↗](../../detestation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.11.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../detestation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · And these ye shall have in detestation among the fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are a detestable thing: the great vulture, and the bearded vulture, and the ospray; (Torah LEV.11.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../detestation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the detestation of the Ammonites.[↗](../../detestation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.11.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../detestation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Then did Solomon build a high place for Chemosh the detestation of Moab, in the mount that is before Jerusalem, and for Molech the detestation of the children of Ammon.[↗](../../detestation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.11.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../detestation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **dethrone** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To dethrone a king or ruler is to remove him from the throne so that he no longer rules.[↗](../../dethrone/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The rebels planned to dethrone the old king.[↗](../../dethrone/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · His wicked uncle dethroned the rightful heir.[↗](../../dethrone/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The people dethroned the cruel queen.[↗](../../dethrone/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **detonate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To make a bomb or explosive go off on purpose.[↗](../../detonate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To explode suddenly with a loud bang.[↗](../../detonate/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bomb squad detonated the old shell in an empty field.[↗](../../detonate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The fireworks detonated high above the river.[↗](../../detonate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Engineers detonate explosives to knock down old towers.[↗](../../detonate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The mine did not detonate, so the soldiers marked it with a flag.[↗](../../detonate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In the film, the hero cut the red wire before the bomb could detonate.[↗](../../detonate/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists showed how a tiny spark can detonate a gas cloud.[↗](../../detonate/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A wartime bomb found on a building site in London was safely detonated.[↗](../../detonate/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **detour** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A longer or different way you take to avoid something, such as a closed road or traffic.[↗](../../detour/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A trip off your main route to visit somewhere, as in «make a detour to see the waterfall».[↗](../../detour/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To go a different way, or to send traffic a different way.[↗](../../detour/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bridge was closed, so we took a detour.[↗](../../detour/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a detour to see the lighthouse.[↗](../../detour/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The detour added 5 miles to our journey.[↗](../../detour/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Traffic was detoured around the parade.[↗](../../detour/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The story goes off on a detour about the hero's childhood.[↗](../../detour/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Follow the detour signs to get to school.[↗](../../detour/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **detox** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A time when a person stops taking a drug or alcohol so their body can get clean of it, often with doctors helping.[↗](../../detox/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) A time of eating only healthy food, which some people believe cleans the body.[↗](../../detox/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) A break from something: a digital detox is time away from phones and screens.[↗](../../detox/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad is doing a digital detox — no phone all weekend.[↗](../../detox/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The singer went into detox to stop drinking.[↗](../../detox/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors help people through detox safely.[↗](../../detox/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Juice detoxes don't really clean your body.[↗](../../detox/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We had a screen detox on our camping trip.[↗](../../detox/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · After the holidays Mum said she needed a chocolate detox.[↗](../../detox/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **detriment** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Harm or damage: «to the detriment of your health» means harming your health.[↗](../../detriment/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) Something that causes harm.[↗](../../detriment/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He played games all night, to the detriment of his homework.[↗](../../detriment/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Eating only sweets is to the detriment of your teeth.[↗](../../detriment/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The new road was built to the detriment of the woodland.[↗](../../detriment/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · You can enjoy sport without detriment to your studies.[↗](../../detriment/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Shouting at the team worked to the coach's detriment.[↗](../../detriment/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Pollution is a detriment to the health of rivers.[↗](../../detriment/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **detrimental** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Causing harm or damage (detrimental to health).[↗](../../detrimental/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Too much sugar is detrimental to your teeth.[↗](../../detrimental/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Pollution has a detrimental effect on wildlife.[↗](../../detrimental/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Lack of sleep can be detrimental to learning.[↗](../../detrimental/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The storm was detrimental to the crops.[↗](../../detrimental/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Screen time late at night is detrimental to sleep.[↗](../../detrimental/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The changes were detrimental to the 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