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title: detected — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «detected» in the school dictionary: Detected is the past form of detect, which means to notice or find something that is hard to see, hear or smell. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# detected

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**Who acts:** Detected past form, smoke alarm, dog, food, Scientists, sensor · **What happens:** detect, be, mean, notice, find, see · **To what, where:** Detected past form, something, smoke, smell, bag, new planet · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«detected» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [detected in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/detected.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Detected is the past form of detect, which means to notice or find something that is hard to see, hear or smell.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detected:m1:1
# text = Detected is the past form of detect, which means to notice or find something that is hard to see, hear or smell.
1	Detected	detect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	past	past	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	detect	detect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	notice	notice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	14	obj	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	acl:relcl	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	smell	smell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detect** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | the Detected past form |  |  |  | of detect | tree rules |
| 3 | **mean** | present | the Detected past form |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **notice** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the Detected past form *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **find** | infinitive | the Detected past form *not said here* | something |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic |
| 6 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 7 | **see** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 8 | **hear** | infinitive | the Detected past form *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 9 | **smell** | infinitive | the Detected past form *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Detected means found by a machine or test, like a smoke alarm or scanner.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detected:m2:1
# text = Detected means found by a machine or test, like a smoke alarm or scanner.
1	Detected	detect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	scanner	scanner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detect** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **find** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by a machine or test and a smoke alarm or scanner | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The smoke alarm detected smoke and beeped loudly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detected:x1:1
# text = The smoke alarm detected smoke and beeped loudly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	detected	detect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
7	beeped	beep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detect** | participle | the smoke alarm *not said here* | smoke |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer smoke=Stimulus |
| 2 | **beep** | past | the smoke alarm |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog detected the smell of food in the bag.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detected:x2:1
# text = The dog detected the smell of food in the bag.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	detected	detect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detect** | past | the dog | the smell of food |  | the bag |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer smell=Stimulus |
| 2 | **smell** |  | food |  |  |  |  |  | nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists detected a new planet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detected:x3:1
# text = Scientists detected a new planet.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	detected	detect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	planet	planet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detect** | past | Scientists | a new planet |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer planet=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sensor detected movement and the light switched on.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detected:x4:1
# text = The sensor detected movement and the light switched on.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sensor	sensor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	detected	detect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	switched	switch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detect** | past | the sensor | movement and the light |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer movement=Stimulus |
| 2 | **switch on** | participle |  | movement and the light *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor detected a small problem with my ear.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detected:x5:1
# text = The doctor detected a small problem with my ear.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	detected	detect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detect** | past | the doctor | a small problem |  |  |  | with my ear | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer problem=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No mistakes were detected in her work.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detected:x6:1
# text = No mistakes were detected in her work.
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	mistakes	mistake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	detected	detect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detect** | past · passive |  | no mistakes |  | her work |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: subject=Stimulus |
| 2 | **work** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The radar detected a storm coming.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detected:x7:1
# text = The radar detected a storm coming.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	radar	radar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	detected	detect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detect** | past | the radar | a storm |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer storm=Stimulus |
| 2 | **come** | gerund | the radar *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I detected it at once, and put my paw on it, looking as I did so at the woman.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detected:x8:1
# text = I detected it at once, and put my paw on it, looking as I did so at the woman.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	detected	detect	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	paw	paw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	ccomp	_	_
18	so	so	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detect** | past | I | it |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 2 | **put** | infinitive | I *not said here* | my paw |  | paw |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent paw=Theme on it=Destination |
| 3 | **look** | gerund | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **do** | past | I |  |  |  |  | at the woman | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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