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# undetected

adjective (undetected)

«undetected» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Not noticed, found or discovered. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undetected/#m1)
2. Not found by a test or a machine: «The illness went undetected.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undetected/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories a spy, thief or hidden animal moves undetected; in science, tiny things may be undetected without a microscope. In health and safety, a leak or illness can go undetected for a long time, which is why tests and alarms matter. Phrases: «go undetected», «remain undetected», «slip past undetected».

### Examples

- The cat crept past the dog undetected. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undetected/#x1)
- The spy slipped into the castle undetected. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undetected/#x2)
- A gas leak can go undetected without an alarm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undetected/#x3)
- The tiny germs were undetected until the microscope was used. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undetected/#x4)
- His mistake remained undetected until the teacher checked. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undetected/#x5)
- The rabbit stayed undetected under the bush. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undetected/#x6)
- This was because he had no great opinion of the simple country deities, but thought that the thief would not pass undetected by the shrewder gods of the town. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undetected/#x7)

### Note

Usually after verbs like go, remain, stay, slip: «went undetected». Opposite: detected, discovered. From detect (find, notice) + un- (not).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «undetected» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/undetected/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«undetected» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/undetected.html) on Mova free.