* Adjective: Describing a state of being separate or disconnected.
* Example: "The detached house stood alone on the hill."
* Verb: To separate or remove something from something else.
* Example: "The surgeon detached the tumor from the surrounding tissue."
* Past participle: Used as an adjective to describe something that has been separated or removed.
* Example: "The detached retina required immediate surgery."
To determine the part of speech, you need to look at the context of the sentence.