Detail meaning in English

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Definition

a detail: a point, a fact, a small piece of specific information noun
to detail, to go into the details: to list, to describe, to catalogue; to discuss finer points, particulars idiom
I don't want to go into the details, I'll just say that I am annoyed about something.
in more detail: more comprehensively, more completely, with closer attention idiom

Examples

  • "I'll let him fill you in on the details."
  • "Subject: Details on Delavigne's subcontractors"
  • "In this case, they want your credit card details so that they can buy things using your PlasterCard!"
  • "Of course you didn't have time this morning to go into detail about just how extraordinary I am. Let's schedule a two-hour meeting next week."
  • "Summer : Well I have all your details, then."
  • "Though the details of Stink's gruesome murder are still hazy, I'm sure that you understand my deep and pervasive hatred for you, and by extension, all things British."
  • "I'll send you an email with details of the last policy your company purchased."
  • "I won't bore you with all the details, but I have discovered that there is an inordinate number of extra fees we are paying to the bank which are atypical for a corporation as large as ours."
  • "I have done some thinking however, (you might consider doing the same once in a while), and I have come up with a few ideas, which we can address in further detail over dinner later this week."
  • "I can't go into detail about what happened, but it was a delicious wine."
  • "Firstly, the recipient is warned that their PalPay account is about to expire, and sent to a bogus webpage where they are asked to enter their account details, address, and even their social security number."
  • "From next year, sugary, fatty, and salty foods will carry more than just a red flag with nutrition details."
  • "I can put you in touch with Miss Susan Bliss, who can explain the design in further detail."
  • "Now I know that when I say 'figures', you think of something rather different than 'numbers', but let me give you the details once more anyway"
  • "This letter should detail all prior communication that you've had with the client, the outstanding invoices, and the total amount owed to your company."
  • ""Anti-English" graffiti has started to appear in the men's restroom. I won't go into details, but the slogans are shocking and completely inappropriate in a modern multicultural working environment."
  • "I won't go into details but, in a classic example of cultural misunderstanding, she thought the small, red phone was intended as a gift, and she is now refusing to give it back!"
  • "Please find attached a map and other relevant details."
  • "Herbert : A minor detail babe."
  • "The official policy will be sent shortly as a PDF file, but I'd like to draw your attention to some specific details beforehand."

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