Detail definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

The details of something are its small, individual features or elements. If you examine or discuss something in detail, you examine all these features. ...the ... EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'detail'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× detail (diːteɪl ) Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tensedetails ,presentparticipledetailing ,pasttense,pastparticipledetailed pronunciationnote: Thepronunciation(dɪteɪl )isalsousedinAmericanEnglish.1. countablenoun Thedetailsofsomethingareitsindividualfeaturesorelements. Thedetailsoftheplanarestillbeingworkedout.[+of] Nodetailsofthediscussionshavebeengiven. Irecalleverydetailoftheparty. Synonyms:point,fact,feature,particular MoreSynonymsofdetail 2. pluralnoun[adjectiveNOUN] Detailsaboutsomeoneorsomethingarefactsorpiecesofinformationaboutthem. Seethebottomofthispagefordetailsofhowtoapplyforthisexcitingoffer.[+of] Fulldetailswillbeannouncedsoon. 3. countablenoun[oftadjectiveNOUN] Adetailisaminorpointoraspectofsomething,asopposedtothecentralones. Onlyminordetailsnowremaintobesettled. Synonyms:finepoint,part,particular,trifle MoreSynonymsofdetail 4. uncountablenoun Youcanrefertothesmallfeaturesofsomethingwhichareoftennotnoticedasdetail. Welikehisattentiontodetailandhisenthusiasm. 5. countablenoun Adetailofapictureisapartofitthatisprintedseparatelyandperhapsmadebigger,sothatsmallerfeaturescanbeclearlyseen. 6. verb Ifyoudetailthings,youlistthemorgiveinformationaboutthem. Thereportdetailedthehumanrightsabusescommittedduringthewar.[VERBnoun] [AlsoVhow]Synonyms:list,describe,relate,catalogue MoreSynonymsofdetail 7. verb Ifsomeoneisdetailedtodoataskorjob,theyareofficiallyorderedtodoit. [formal]HedetailedaconstabletotakeittotheIncidentRoom.[VERBnounto-infinitive] [AlsoVnton]Synonyms:appoint,name,choose,commission MoreSynonymsofdetail 8. Seegointodetails 9. Seeindetail MoreSynonymsofdetail COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Video:pronunciationof detail Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables Synonymsof'detail' LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'detail' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'work/lifebalance' HindiTranslationof'detail' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency detailinBritishEnglish (ˈdiːteɪl ) noun1. anitemorsmallerpartthatisconsideredseparately;particular 2. anitemorcircumstancethatisinsignificantorunimportant passengers'comfortwasregardedasadetail 3. treatmentoforattentiontoitemsorparticulars thisessayincludestoomuchdetail 4. itemscollectively;particulars 5. asmalloraccessorysectionorelementinapainting,building,statue,etc,espwhenconsideredinisolation 6. militarya. theactofassigningpersonnelforaspecificduty,espafatigue b. thepersonnelselected c. thedutyorassignment 7. Seegointodetail 8. Seeindetail verb(transitive)9. tolistorrelatefully 10. military toselect(personnel)foraspecificduty 11. todecorateorelaborate(carving,etc)withfinedelicatedrawingordesigns CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC17:fromFrenchdétail,fromOldFrenchdetaillertocutinpieces,fromde-dis-1+taillertocut;seetailor WordFrequency detailinAmericanEnglish (dɪˈteɪl ;ˈdiˌteɪl ) noun1.  theactofdealingwiththingsitembyitem thedetailofbusiness 2.  aminuteaccount togointodetail 3.  anyofthesmallpartsthatgotomakeupsomething;item;particular thedetailsofaplan 4. a.  anysmallsecondaryoraccessorypartorpartsofapicture,statue,building,etc. b.  asmallsegmentasofapainting,reproducedseparatelyfordetailedstudy 5. a.  oneormoresoldiers,sailors,etc.chosenforaparticulartask b.  thetaskitself verbtransitive6.  togivetheparticularsof;tell,itembyitem 7.  tochooseforaparticulartask detailamanforsentryduty 8. US toclean(anautomotivevehicle)insideandoutside,withmeticulousattentiontodetails,usuallyforafee SIMILARWORDS: ˈitem Idioms:indetail Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginFrdétail