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# detail

noun (detail, details); verb (detail, details, detailed, detailing)

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

## Everyday

1. A detail is a small fact or part of something. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detail/#m1)
2. Details are information, like name, address and phone number. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detail/#m2)
3. «In detail» means fully, including all the small parts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detail/#m3)
4. To detail something is to describe it fully. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detail/#m4)

### In the lessons

In writing lessons pupils add detail (adjectives, senses, examples) to make writing vivid; in art they draw fine details. In science they record observations in detail. In online safety lessons never give your personal details to strangers. Phrases: in detail, add detail, attention to detail, contact details, personal details, go into detail.

### Examples

- Add more detail to your story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detail/#x1)
- She described the dragon in great detail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detail/#x2)
- Look at the small details in the painting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detail/#x3)
- Write down your contact details. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detail/#x4)
- Never share your personal details online. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detail/#x5)
- I can't remember every detail. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detail/#x6)
- The plan was detailed and clear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detail/#x7)
- They would sit there in the empty nursery, recalling fondly every smallest detail of that dreadful evening. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/detail/#x8)

### Note

Countable noun (details). «In detail» has no «a». Adjective «detailed» means with many details. Stress: DEE-tail (both British and American also say di-TAIL). «Details» about a person (name, address) are private information.

## On Mova

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