to go into detail
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3.4
- phrasal verb
:
detallar
- So I'll go into detail on these three functions.
Physicians formula tends to really go into detail with the claims.
- Physicians formula tends to really go into detail with the claims.
- So I'm going to go into detail about the three positions.
- So the first is sleep, we can go into details at any time on that.
- But there is a chapter where I explore it and I go into detail.
- And my sisters, without going into detail, they didn't or weren't able to think in that way.
- Yeah, actually, in Potter's field, there is a character and I, I'm not going to go into detail because I don't want it to to be ruined.
- And this quote, I mean, this is just a quote, but the book really explores this and goes into details about what this means.
- But in one of them I go into detail about my frustrations professionally in growing the business.
- And we don't have to go into detail on it, but there was an article just the other day on this that I can send you.
- And maybe I can just go into detail because I'm telling you, you know, these are the the rules for good sleep.
- I'm not going to name him because without going into details, it all kind of worked out in the end with a little bit of help from the girls group chat.
- Somebody who has in the past, without going into details, said some less than informed things about non binary people.
Examples
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Vicki said the trip to Arizona had been interesting, but she wouldn't go into detail.
Fiction book (2002) -
Yeah, it's 2.5 hours long, but it really goes into detail about the strategy behind.
Blog text (11) -
So the first is sleep, we can go into details at any time on that.
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Yet, before I go into detail about the program, I return to my opening question.
Academic text (2010) -
Although some companies mention the provision of employee health, very few go into detail.
Academic text (2014) -
There is no need to go into detail about the reasons behind the relative popularity of these films.
Academic text (2005) -
The Next at Microsoft blog has now gone into detail on how Fresh Paint was created.
Blog text (7) -
The Caption field can hold up to 2,000 characters, so don't be afraid to go into detail about your project.
Academic text (2000) -
I'll tell you something else: I've made films on all kinds of social problems... and the big bombs were the ones where we went into detail... and showed why something happened.
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The teacher will go into detail about our project during the next class.
Synonyms
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1.0
To make something clear by describing it in simple words
∞
1.0
To use words to show what a person or thing is like
105
3.1
To describe something by giving many small facts
79
3.5
To explain something clearly and in detail
79
4.2
To give more details or explain something more fully
20
7.3
Explain something in detail so people understand it
11
6.8
To explain something so it is easy to understand
5
6.8
To describe something clearly and in detail
How Detailed
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to provide a thorough explanation' is directly derivable from combining 'go' (enter/proceed), 'into' (into a state or area), and 'detail' (specific points): literally 'enter into details.' This verb + preposition + noun composition is cross-linguistically common (e.g. Spanish 'entrar en detalles', French 'entrer dans les détails') and follows a regular pattern that a B1 learner who knows the parts will readily understand.
Etymology
Go into detail gives a simple image: imagine you go into a small room called detail to look closely at many tiny parts. So when someone goes into detail, they move from a general idea to the small facts and 'explain fully'.