detail1 noundetail2 verb
detailde‧tail1 /ˈdiːteɪl $ dɪˈteɪl/ ●●● S2 W1 noun 
WORD ORIGINdetail1
Origin:
1600-1700 French détail, from Old French detail ‘piece cut off’, from taillier ‘to cut’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Baker advises the President on the details of foreign policy.
- For full details of this exclusive offer, just send in a stamped addressed envelope.
- The donated liver came from the UK, but the hospital is giving no further details.
- The Secretary of State was accompanied by a small security detail.
- The story's very complicated - I can't remember the exact details.
- The student advice office provides details of all the university courses in the country.
- To apply for a loan, first fill in the section marked 'Personal Details'.
- But if he wavered on where it happened, Rice never changed a detail of how.
- But to get the rest of the details put together and get it organized, it could be an invaluable service.
- Switching the focus to track and field competition, more details are emerging about some of this season's important fixtures.
- This 720-page document covered in some detail the measures needed to ensure sustainable development.
- This study examines these contrasts in detail, at a period when the Stock Exchange in London is introducing great reforms.
- What the hacks should have contemplated was the truly telling detail of Senna at race one in Phoenix.
- With its pretty round neck, softly padded shoulders and front-pocket detail, it looks great worn with a skirt or trousers.
Longman Language Activatora single piece of information
a single fact or piece of information about something: · The story's very complicated - I can't remember the exact details.detail of: · The student advice office provides details of all the university courses in the country.· Baker advises the President on the details of foreign policy.personal details (=details such as someone's age, their address, whether they are married etc): · To apply for a loan, first fill in the section marked 'Personal Details'.full details: · For full details of this exclusive offer, just send in a stamped addressed envelope.further details: · The donated liver came from the UK, but the hospital is giving no further details.
a detail that you need to talk about when you are discussing a plan, statement, or written agreement: · There's one point in your letter that is not quite clear.· Almost everything has been agreed. There is just one final point that needs to be settled.small/minor point (=one that is not very important): · We only have a few small points left to discuss.
spoken a detail in something such as a plan, statement, or written agreement: · There's one thing I'm not clear about, and that's how we are going to get to the airport.· In the new version of the story, a few things have been changed.
details about something the exact details about a particular person, plan, agreement etc: · I gave him all the particulars he needed: my name, address, and the name of the hospital where I work.particulars of: · The treaty was signed despite some haggling over the particulars of each country's stock of weapons.take down somebody's particulars (=write down their personal details, for example their name and address): · After the police officer had taken down their particulars, the two men explained what had happened.
all the separate facts and details about something, especially an official proposal, contract, or statement: · It ought to be possible for partners to disagree on specifics while agreeing in general terms.specifics of: · Few of the specifics of James' proposals were implemented.get down to specifics (=consider or talk about the details): · Now that we've agreed on the general principles of our policy, let's get down to specifics.
informal all the exact details of something complicated: · I can't tell you all the ins and outs of the situation over the phone, I'll write to you next week.· I found I needed to spend quite a while learning all the ins and outs of the system.
informal the most important basic facts about something: get down to the nitty-gritty (=consider or discuss the most important basic facts): · You've got to get down to the nitty-gritty: how the stage will look, what the lighting will be like, and who designs the costumes.the nitty-gritty details/issues: · Kennedy immersed himself in the nitty-gritty details of the prosecutions.
technical details of something such as a system, process, or skill that you can only understand if you have special knowledge or training: · He got a job at a printer's and quickly learned the technicalities such as paper sizes and the processes involved.technicalities of: · They discussed the technicalities of this delicate operation for some time.· Although most of us do not know much about the technicalities of surveys, we have a broad idea of what they are about.
formal very small and exact details that are not really important: · Don't get bogged down in factual minutiae.the minutiae of: · He carefully recorded the minutiae of his social life in his diary.
small details in a contract or set of rules details that are included in a contract or agreement and are written in small print, with the result that people do not always notice them: · I'm afraid you can't cancel your contract now. You should have read the small print.· A close study of the small print will reveal that many of these insurance policies do not cover the cost of repairing storm damage.
a small detail in a set of rules or a law, especially one on which a decision is based: · The vote was declared invalid because of a technicality.on a technicality (=because of a technicality): · Baxter was released on a technicality because his 'offence' was committed in the city, and only a city judge had the authority to sign the warrant.
with a lot of details a detailed description, explanation, picture etc contains a lot of details: · The police have issued a detailed description of the man they are looking for.· Do you have a more detailed map of the area?· Her biography is clear, detailed, and illuminating.
if you discuss or consider something in detail , you discuss or consider all the details: · I haven't had time to look at the plans in detail yet.in more/greater detail: · This problem is discussed in more detail in Chapter 7.in great detail: · Fortunately, she was able to describe her attacker in great detail.in some detail: · The layout of the house had been described to me in some detail.
carefully produced and full of details: · The diaries have been published in one volume, with elaborate biographical notes by Professor Emson.· The lawyer had concocted an elaborate defence that gave a totally false impression of what happened.an elaborate excuse: · She had prepared an elaborate excuse for her absence.
to include a lot of details when you are describing or explaining something: · Without going into detail, I can tell you that we have had a very successful year.· Be brief. If you go into too much detail people will get bored.· Chapter 1 is a brief outline of the process, then the next chapter goes into all the technical details.
to state something exactly and with full details, so that what you want, what must be done etc is completely clear: · The order specifies a December deadline for completion of the work.specify that: · The rules clearly specify that competitors are not allowed to accept payment.specify which/where/ how etc: · Architects usually specify which particular hardwood they want to use.
a full and detailed description of an event, in which everything that happened is described in correct order - use this especially when you want to say that this is boring and unnecessary: · His memoirs are simply a blow-by-blow account of battles, and contain very little personal comment or reflection.
thorough, and giving as much detail as possible: · The committee has ordered an in-depth study of juvenile crime.· We shall be conducting a series of in-depth interviews with economic experts.· The aim of the neighbourhood studies was to obtain in-depth information from a number of selected communities.
not containing many details a general description or explanation of something contains the most basic information but does not include all the details: · The course is called 'A General Introduction to Computing'.· This general description of the countryside oversimplifies what is really a very complicated pattern of soils and climate.a general idea (=basic knowledge): · This guidebook will give you a good general idea of the city.
not exact or complete, but with enough details for you to understand something: rough plan/outline etc: · We've drawn up a rough plan but we haven't worked out all the costs.· I have not been able to do more than suggest the rough outline of this approach. a rough idea (=a basic explanation or understanding): · Give us a rough idea of what you're trying to do.
: broad outline/generalization etc giving you basic information, so that you can understand a situation, but not giving many details: · Can you give me a broad outline of what the speech was about?· It's only a short course, but it's enough to give you a broad understanding of the subject.· To say that people are healthier than they used to be is a broad generalization -- the reality is a little more complex.
: outline knowledge/agreement/approval etc based on general principles, not on exact details: · Students taking this course need to have at least an outline knowledge of computing.· The two leaders have reached an outline agreement on controlling short range nuclear weapons.
if you do not go into detail when you are telling someone about something, you only give them the basic facts, without any details: · It was only a quick explanation - he didn't really go into detail.
not containing enough details something that is vague is not clear because it does not provide enough details: · Dave's instructions were rather vague.· I had heard vague rumours that they were getting married.
something that is sketchy is not thorough or complete enough because it lacks details: · It would be very unwise to change our policy on the basis of such a sketchy report.· I'm afraid my knowledge of the subject is rather sketchy.
a piece of information or a description that is thin is not detailed enough to be useful or effective: · I was disappointed with your history essay, it seemed a little thin in terms of content.· I'm afraid the evidence is really too thin as it stands. We need to investigate further.
to add details to what you have said to give more information about something by adding details to what you have already said or written: · Can you give me more details about the cost of these courses, please?· The press officer was unable to give any more details about the assassination attempt.
formal to provide more information about something in order to make it easier for someone to understand: · Could you expand on your last comment, please?· When asked to expand on his accusations of injustice, the journalist refused to say any more.· I was unsure whether this was meant as an insult or a compliment, but he didn't choose to enlarge on his remark.
to give someone more details about something than you have already said or written: · I don't have time to go into more detail. Perhaps we could talk about this tomorrow.· I would like you to tell your story to my colleagues, and they may want you to go into greater detail.go into more/greater detail about: · Her talk was interesting, but I wish she'd gone into more detail about the early part of her career.
to give much clearer and more detailed information about something, especially when you have been asked to do this: · I don't understand what your plan is exactly. Could you be a little more specific?be more specific/be more explicit about: · The main political parties need to be much more explicit about their policies for the environment.
formal to provide more details about something that you have said or written, especially in order to make it easier to understand: · What exactly do you mean by "traditional education"? Would you care to elaborate?elaborate on/upon: · I would like now to elaborate upon the points raised in my introduction.elaborate an argument/point etc: · This argument will be elaborated more fully in the next chapter.
use this to add a particular detail or example to what you are already saying, so that people know exactly what you are going to talk about: · In the next chapter I want to explore the question of the cultural boundaries between different subjects. Specifically I will look at what we mean by the terms "art" and "science".
too concerned with small details too concerned with rules and details that most people do not think are important: · Don't be so pedantic - does it really matter if I don't pronounce it right?· The papers were stacked with pedantic neatness on his desk.· The booklet that accompanies the CD is informative and scholarly, without being pedantic.
someone who is fussy is too concerned with unimportant details of correctness, neatness, comfort etc and is hard to please: · My grandmother was a notoriously fussy housekeeper.· Although he spent three years writing these songs, the album does not sound fussy or labored.fussy about: · He's very fussy about his drinks being served in the right kind of glass.
information facts or details about a situation, event, person, place etc: · We need more information before we make a decision.information about/on: · The book contains information on how to find a job abroad.· I'm looking for some information about breast cancer research.give/provide information: · The tourist office will be able to give you the information you need.· The Web site provides the latest information on Medicare and Medicaid.further information written (=more information): · For further information, please write to the following address.piece of information: · Ray just told me an interesting piece of information.detailed information (=containing a lot of facts): · The guidebook has detailed information about the hotels in the area.
a piece of information that can be proved to be true: · I'm not interested in your opinions - I just want to know the facts.fact about: · It's important that young people learn the facts about drugs.· The book is full of interesting facts about plant life.fact that: · He's never tried to hide the fact that he spent time in jail.
all the smaller pieces of information that you need to know about something that you already know about in a general way: · There's a big jazz festival in May. I'll give you the details if you want.details of/about: · The details of specific cases cannot be made public.· The doctor asked me for details about my eating and exercise habits.provide/give details: · He said the meeting was next month, but he didn't give any specific details.further details written (=more details): · For further details, contact the conference organizer.full details (=all the details): · Full details about the company's plans will be announced in several months.
especially spoken information: · Sandra will give you all the info you need.info on/about: · For more info on the show, call this number.· The dinosaur exhibit is pretty neat with lots of info about each period.
information that is used when you write a story, article, speech etc: · There wasn't enough material to write a whole book.· I've been unable to find any reference material on the subject of interracial adoptions.· The stories he collected became material for the biography he is now writing.
facts, numbers, and other information that have been collected and stored, especially on a computer: · This computer can store as much data as many larger models.· He has to trawl through vast amounts of economic data.data on/about: · The spacecraft has sent back new data about Jupiter's atmosphere.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 2verbs
It is not company policy to divulge personal details of employees. I forget the name of the street, but it’s the first on the left. Lotus will not reveal full details until the Motor Show. Visit our website for further details. I don’t want to go into details now. His illness is described in graphic detail. the publication of intimate details of their affair He explained the plan in minute detail.
(=give a lot of details)· He refused to go into detail about what they had said at the meeting.
· The doctor spent time describing the treatment in detail to me.
· His report discusses the problem in detail.
· He asked his lawyer to examine the contract in detail.
(=be written down and described in detail)· The changes to the system are set out in detail in the next paragraph.
· I haven't worked our trip out in detail yet.
adjectives· The subject has already been studied in great detail.
· The party was criticized for not giving sufficient detail about their proposed tax changes.
(=not much detail)· Maps of the area showed little detail.
(=very exact detail)· We've been through all the arrangements for the wedding in minute detail.
(=very careful detail)· His books describe the mountains and their paths in meticulous detail.
(=a lot of very clear and often unpleasant detail)· I didn't like the graphic detail of the violence in the film.
(=in such a way that they seem real)· The three characters in the novel are described with vivid detail.
phrases (=care that all the small features of something are correct or nice)· I was impressed by the hotel's attention to detail.
(=skill at noticing all the small features)· He's a brilliant photographer with a fantastic eye for detail.
Meaning 3verbs· I went into the bank to ask for details about their student account.
(=write asking for information)· Why don't you send for details of the course?
(=send your name and address to someone in the post)· For a free sample, send your details to us on a postcard.
· Our price list gives details of special offers.
· Hotels that join the scheme provide details of their accommodation and facilities.
(=make sure that they are correct)· Could you confirm the details of your reservation in writing?
(=make secret information public)· The company has refused to reveal any technical details until next month.
· Further details of the band's tour will be announced later.
adjectives· Check our website for more details.
· The police have not yet disclosed the full details of the case.
· Precise details of the evidence presented at that meeting have not yet been revealed.
(=full details about an unpleasant or interesting event – often used humorously)· She wanted to hear all the gory details about Tina's date with Nigel.
(=your name, address and other information about you)· Please make sure that all your personal details are correct.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· She gave me a detailed account of what happened at the meeting.
· The website gives detailed advice about making bombs.
· a detailed analysis of the firm’s earnings
· Please ask for details of the full range of tickets available.
· We need a detailed assessment of what this will cost.
· Your report must be supported by detailed calculations.
(=the information that is on a card)· Hackers stole hundreds of people's card details.
· Students had to write a detailed comparison of the two texts.
· Each of these matters requires detailed consideration.
· Some of his descriptions of the island are very detailed.
· For years she had kept a detailed diary.
· Let’s get together soon to discuss the details of the trip.
It is not company policy to divulge personal details of employees.· He made detailed drawings of animals and flowers.
(=details that are correct in every way)· Nobody knows the exact details of what happened.
· Scientists have carried out a detailed examination of the house.
· A detailed forecast of the industry’s prospects has just been published.
I forget the name of the street, but it’s the first on the left. Lotus will not reveal full details until the Motor Show. Visit our website for further details. I don’t want to go into details now. His illness is described in graphic detail.· More detailed information is available free on request.
· The architect has now made his detailed inspection of the building.
· There are detailed instructions on the back of the box.
the publication of intimate details of their affair· You need to have a detailed knowledge of criminal law.
· a detailed map of the city
He explained the plan in minute detail.· I always make quite detailed notes after important meetings.
· A lot of useful knowledge is gained by careful observation of the world around you.
(=with a lot of information)· a detailed overview of current legislation on gun control
· Fill in your personal details.
· We now have a detailed picture of the bird’s habits.
· The generals drew up detailed plans for the invasion.
· They drew up a detailed proposal and submitted it to the Department of Energy.
· We made a large number of specific recommendations for improving women’s mental health.
· Edwardian travellers left detailed records of their journeys.
· A full report will be prepared for the next committee meeting.
· MPs on these committees subject Government bills to detailed scrutiny.
(=the ability to notice and deal with details)
(also an in-depth study)· They carried out a detailed study into the effects of the disease on mice.
· The author carried out a detailed survey of 32 organizations in Japan and Korea.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· The species is beautifully preserved, retaining something of its original lustre, and all the fine details of its ornament.· These are only rough paraphrases, and we leave the finer details to the brave reader.· Hannah recalls the people, the personalities and the events in fine detail.· With each passing year, geophysicists get closer to mapping the layer in fine detail.· In a trice, office machines can set the type and print it out in fine detail.· Best known for her work in film, Perrin Ireland demonstrates a fine gift for detail.· Rex could make out all the fine detail of its undercarriage.· As every fine detail of the forty-eight columns was discussed, drawings were unrolled and pored over.
· He then gives them the following details.· If the structure is to be updated, then the following approver's details will be required.· In the following account, details are given for preparation of high quality thin sections by automatic and semi-automatic means.
· The temporary replacement car will be made available only when full details of the loss or damage are notified to General Accident.· For full hotel details see pages 16/17.· Often these must be booked in advance. Full details from the museum.· Money Management contains full details of the performance of a wide range of managed and single currency funds.· The Insurance Synopsis will be sent with your Confirmation and this gives full details of cover and exclusions.· The full details of the scheme will be announced annually to individual participating employees.· If you would like your exhibition to be included, send full details to him c/o Photography, Argus Specialist Publications,.
· Replying, the Soviets charged that the EC-130 had deliberately violated Soviet airspace but gave no further details.· For further details phone Sage on.· For further details about transitional relief ask your charging authority - the address and telephone number are included with this bill.· This issue is considered in further detail in the following sections.· Lee suggested that other political and constitutional reforms would be accomplished within two years but did not give any further details.· Prices start at about £100 per metre for standard models; fan-assisted convection designs are also available. Further details from.· Take a look at pages 8 and 9 of the enclosed magazine for further details of the Ferguson 51P7 and 14M1.
· The whole business of colour is one that Illustrator 88 addresses in greater detail than any other current package we've seen.· Describe this in great detail and act it out.· Once again, see Chapter 5, Figure 5.4 for greater detail on this effect.· The other forms involve lyrical songs that describe topographies in great detail.· This exemption will not be relevant to most futures dealers and will not be discussed in any greater detail.· From these flow three-to four-year administrative and fiscal plans, which are developed in great detail.· The ads are still there, some with even greater detail.
· How can Annie Murphy remember in such intimate detail things which happened 18 years ago?· Mike was thoroughly embarrassed at having exposed intimate details of his life, but his classmates rallied around him.· They shared no intimate details of their lives with each other.
· I carefully examined every photograph in minute detail through a magnifying glass so as not to miss a thing.· It felt as if he could see right inside her head so that he knew beyond doubt the minutest detail of her response.· On the contrary, we Fists are exemplary planners, fascinated by the minutest detail.· Every Minute detail attended to, yet every one with a view to its being useful or pleasing.· Neither was I told to examine in minute detail, every blade of grass that my kit was to come in contact with.· Instead she leaned over and began one of her painstaking drawings, full of minute detail.· Harried executive Played by people who keep so busy with minute details that they always seem harassed.· Nothing went smoothly,even when it appeared that the most minute details had been described with no further room for misunderstanding.
· Not all advisers feel comfortable asking clients for these personal details nor do they necessarily have the time to do it.· Put the personal details aside: Every president is, above all, a politician.· However, the new register will include personal details, especially in relation to the benefit and discount systems.· Some personal details are interspersed in what is basically a political primer.· It is not good for a physician to confide personal details of his life to a patient.· Then use the coupon on the right to write your answers and personal details.· A simple registration process is augmented by the lack of personal details you need to give.· The reviewer hadn't even bothered to check on basic personal details.
· The photographer's glance alights on small details of foliage or suddenly sweeps upwards to the open sky.· But these features are just small details on my map.· The Maker took endless trouble over every small detail.· But current and former Clinton aides, pressed on the inaccuracies, mostly point to small details.· Too many words trying to describe a small detail or a momentary glance will only destroy the image.· However, he had an eye for the small details, too.· Finishing touch Changing the smallest details can give a piece of furniture a completely different look.· Detail does matter because concepts which are excellent in their general sweep can founder on a small matter of detail.
· Buckland is wrong to dismiss technical details.· The flying test was followed by an intensive oral examination on technical details.· They did not have time to immerse themselves in technical detail.· Chapter 2 goes into all the technical details.· For the art ignorant, the pageant can be educational, teaching historical, technical or aesthetic details of creative endeavors.· Before demonstrating this variety, it is necessary to outline some minor technical details of relevance.· In it, he shows perfect ease with number, dimension, and technical detail.
VERB· They were also asked to note details of the situations and their feelings before and after the bingeing.· It would be a good idea to ask for details if they are not supplied.· Please ask for details of the full range of tickets available.· Available at an extra subscription. Ask for details.· All associated schools were asked to provide various details about their school population and staffing in their mathematics departments.· I didn't feel like asking for more details, because they were obviously bad.· If the seller's position is reasonably strong he should ask for specific details and firm commitments.· As soon as I had met him off the plane at Heathrow Yevtushenko was asking me about the details of his programme.
· For details of local resellers call Tetra on.
· Since O. ostertagi is the most prevalent of the species in cattle it is considered in detail.· Among the variety of Tarim statelets, we will consider four in some detail.· This issue is considered in further detail in the following sections.· These and other structuring considerations are considered in more detail in Section 0609.· In Committee, we shall consider every detail of the Bill and we promise to consider carefully every clause.· The governors decided to give all these matters priority and to consider them in detail at the next meeting.· The provisions for transfer are considered in detail in Chapter 13.· The issue of short-termism is considered in more detail in Chapter 4.
· For details, contact your L'Oréal Technique Professionnelle representative.· For more details, contact Purity-on-Tap.· If you do not understand the details enclosed please contact the Finance Department where the staff will be pleased to assist.· For further details contact Mrs J Adams on.· For details contact Trevor Austin on.
· The scrolled area has an allowance for 100 entries containing details of each field on the form currently being processed.· The mise en scene is pastoral rather than urban and contains numerous realistic details which provide local color.· She reported on his' good imagination, something which shows up particularly in his drawings which always contain fine detail,.· Appendix B contains more details on the mathematical properties of the Riemann tensor.· The contract note must contain the essential details of the transaction and these are specified in the Tables to Rule 5-34.· There are actually large telephone directory style books which contain details of standard bar codes.· Money Management contains full details of the performance of a wide range of managed and single currency funds.
· For this reason it will be described in some detail.· He will describe it in detail sight, smell, every-thing.· Citation measures will be described in more detail in Chapter 5.· The more she got, the more unhappy she became. Describe this in great detail and act it out.· He described details that had been forgotten.· These stages are described in more detail in my books First Feelings and Playground Politics.
· These will be discussed in detail below.· The indications of conditioning and the way in which it may be assessed will be discussed in more detail later.· This is discussed in more detail later in this section.· It is not our intention to discuss the details of these fundamental functions of plants and their importance to the aquarium.· The epistemological issue is discussed in more detail in the following two papers.· These duties are discussed fully in detail in the following chapters.· This will be discussed in more detail in Chapter 4.· This method is discussed in greater detail below.
· In the giant goldfish bowl that is Hong Kong, Mrs Chan's purportedly personal decision is being examined in microscopic detail.· The Chronicle examined in detail 27 cases in Houston and Harris County involving violent or repeat offenders on dual supervision.· She smiled and extended both arms to examine her manicure in detail.· There are larger issues involved concerning both medical care and morale that I shall examine in more detail.· Indeed, manufacturing capability seems to have such a major impact on product development that it is worth examining in greater detail.· Let us examine each component in detail.· If, however, one wished to explore the immediate outside it might be necessary to examine specific aspects in detail.· The redistributional effects of transfers will be examined in more detail in Chapter 37.
· Techniques based on light scattering are also explained in detail.· It also explains many details of the present and the past.· This book would be many times its current length had I explained everything in detail.· Each of these three approaches will be explained in detail in Chapter 10 and thus will not be described at this point.· The Animosity rule is explained below in complete detail.· Most class analysts do not explain in detail how policy decisions are actually made.· This scheme is explained in more detail later in this factsheet.
· It will give them crucial details about his shoe size and probable height and weight.· Haynes has been offered a plea deal but prosecutor Lynda Passmore refused to give details of the proposed agreement.· My hon. Friend gave the details and I shall return to them in a moment.· He would not give details of the plan, however.· Clause 4 simply gives more details of this filter system for checking qualifications and licences.· The minister will also give you details of the fees which you will be expected to pay.· There may also be funds in bank or building society accounts but we have not been given any details of these.· Pergamon included an extraordinary charge of £38.7m but gave no further details.
· This is supposed to include details of how a bank's internal ratings system is working.· These scripts are helpful and insure that you are including relevant details which assist the client in vividly imagining the scenes.· The forms include details of the process and quantities of waste discharged to land, water and air.· To make your story as vivid as possible, include details such as names, dollar amounts, and ages when relevant.· This includes details of financial assistance to industry.· Should I ever include details in my list?· Chap. 5 includes some detail on test methods which are peculiar to polymers and which have been specially developed for them.· It includes details of how the Bond works, your right to cancel, taxation matters, death benefits and more.
· They also caused a serious credit card scare by obtaining users' card details.· In fact, most of the descriptions are quite explicit, and a good understanding can be obtained by following the details.· No further information needs entering as anybody using the register can obtain details from the lawyer concerned.· His work as a sales representative for Cornhill Life Insurance enabled him to obtain personal details on members of the police.· Perhaps even more fundamentally, it's far from obvious how to obtain the details of a certificate.· C Obtain some details - Quoted or Private company, activities, location, size and whether there is synergy.· However, we were able to obtain details of all Crown Court cases from the Probation Service.· However it has not proved possible to obtain further details of this study.
· The approach has been to provide relevant detail and review methods in terms of their application to geochemistry.· Navy officials yesterday were unable to provide details about the proposed maintenance center, including its location, functions and staffing.· Often the advertisement will only provide the briefest of details, including approximate location, acreage and the method of disposal.· Thousands of pages of documents Gramm filed with the Federal Election Commission provide some details about where it all went.· Article Six provided details of the administrative structure formed to achieve the goals of the treaty.· The draft regulations also provide details of the proposed minimum content of summary financial statements for banks.· These provide the contact details and an indication of charges for more than 20 online brokers.
· Think about exactly what happened - try to remember all the details that make it vivid in your mind.· He even remembered the gruesome details of the spelling bee he lost in front of the entire seventh grade.· Apparently, most of us only remember two or three details.· Now I remember every bloody detail.· Wellington stiffened, remembering the details of the gossip.· She remembered every detail of your plans and courses.· What reserves of strength and intellect she must have to remember details like that!· They said it was hard to remember details because there were three other children around as well.
· Emilio was certainly within his rights not to reveal the sordid details of his childhood even to his friends.· Garven said he could not reveal details of the draft report.· It projects an image of the Sun that fills a wall, revealing fine details on the boiling solar surface.· It reveals pathetic details about the Clintons' marriage, their personalities and their judgment.· Barleycorn can reveal the details of the new Managers Car Scheme.· Police are revealing few details about the fifth victim, who at this stage they are not linking definitely with the others.· The documents reveal valuable details relating to the professional performing forces, vocal and instrumental, that the companies employed.· As expected, the Prime Minister also revealed details of a scheme to create 600 online centres in Britain's poorest communities.
· If you would like your exhibition to be included, send full details to him c/o.· We will be sending out more details over the coming weeks and months with a view to starting Community Action in the summer.· Activists were encouraged to download and print out the flag and to send in details of their plans for it.· Your overseas customer will need to provide the bank which is sending the payment with details of your branch and account number.· My old club, Richmond, had already sent me details of how to get tickets through the club.· We put it in writing, sending written details up the hierarchy in case we have to prove we have fulfilled our role.· The range is vast, send for details of a collector's delight!
· The few examples of state formation which have been studied in detail are all significantly different in important respects.· I had to steel myself to look again so that I could study the details dispassionately.· We can study in detail how the complementary descriptions of position and momentum relate to each other.· Take time to study the details.· This idea has not been studied in detail in any lek species to date.· The magnetic field is thus one aspect of the earth that scientists have studied in detail for centuries.· The Northern Ireland Office would make no comment until the whole judgment had been studied in detail.· Eight patients were studied in detail and were given supervised exercise therapy.
· This result in turn insures that students take their efforts seriously and work to get every detail correct.· In the meantime, Pennethorne had been working out the details of his proposals for the Foreign Office.· I like to think of myself obscurely working out honest details, as if with my carving chisels.· Last night Mr Brown was working on the final details of his £4billion giveaway.· Of course, science has it all worked out in detail.· They can serve as a guide to what was agreed, and we now need to work on the detail.· She later backed off that statement, but state attorneys are still working out the details for implementation of the law.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the devil is in the detail
1[countable] a single feature, fact, or piece of information about somethingdetail of- For further details, please consult your tax adviser.
- It wasn't until 1945 that the full details were revealed.
- Books can be entered and modified as can contact details.
- Frequently there is no contact number, so even if we like the music, we can't do much about it.
- Gave the name of his solicitors in London as his contact address.
- The video box illustration carries various official body contact addresses on the back for further information on the river.
- These advertisements generally use a Box number at the publication as the contact address and may be placed by the client.
- These provide the contact details and an indication of charges for more than 20 online brokers.
- This time we have remembered to put our contact numbers below.
- However, 44% of you feel that these reports should leave the gory details out and 39% feel they encourage copycat crimes.
- Log on and get the gory details.
- Closed doors with Wilkinson usually meant that he had some especially juicy gossip or that he was fishing for information.
- After the smoke lifted, 120 people were found dead; only 17 children were spared.
- If there was a spare fuel tank she didn't know about it.
- In her spare time Elaine does voluntary work for the local branch of the National Schizophrenia Fellowship.
- The van also contained two new spare tires from Ron Williams's car.
- Then the cross-shaped glazing bars of the window told him he was in the spare bedroom of Number 29.
- With his personal guests who were important to him or his state, Kim was a stickler for detail.
She told me every detail of her trip.down to the smallest/last detail (=completely) Todd had planned the journey down to the smallest detail.2[uncountable] all the separate features and pieces of information about somethingin detail He described the process in detail (=using a lot of details). This issue will be discussed in more detail in Chapter 5. McDougal was reluctant to go into detail (=give a lot of details) about the new deal. Editing requires great attention to detail. the fine detail of the planhave an eye for detail (=be skilled at noticing details) Photographers need to have an eye for detail.3details [plural] information that helps to complete what you know about somethingdetail of Full details of the incident were recently revealed.detail about She refused to give any details about what had happened. Details of the course can be found on our website.further/more details For further details, contact the personnel department.4[singular, uncountable] technical a specific duty in the army, or the person or group with that duty: the security detailCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbsgo into detail (=give a lot of details)· He refused to go into detail about what they had said at the meeting.describe/explain something in detail· The doctor spent time describing the treatment in detail to me.discuss something in detail· His report discusses the problem in detail.examine/consider/study something in detail· He asked his lawyer to examine the contract in detail.be set out in detail (=be written down and described in detail)· The changes to the system are set out in detail in the next paragraph.plan/work something out in detail· I haven't worked our trip out in detail yet.adjectivesgreat/considerable detail· The subject has already been studied in great detail.enough/sufficient detail· The party was criticized for not giving sufficient detail about their proposed tax changes.little detail (=not much detail)· Maps of the area showed little detail.fine/minute/precise detail (=very exact detail)· We've been through all the arrangements for the wedding in minute detail.meticulous detail (=very careful detail)· His books describe the mountains and their paths in meticulous detail.graphic detail (=a lot of very clear and often unpleasant detail)· I didn't like the graphic detail of the violence in the film.vivid detail (=in such a way that they seem real)· The three characters in the novel are described with vivid detail.phrasesattention to detail (=care that all the small features of something are correct or nice)· I was impressed by the hotel's attention to detail.an eye for detail (=skill at noticing all the small features)· He's a brilliant photographer with a fantastic eye for detail.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 3verbsask for details· I went into the bank to ask for details about their student account.send (off) for details (=write asking for information)· Why don't you send for details of the course?send your details (=send your name and address to someone in the post)· For a free sample, send your details to us on a postcard.give details· Our price list gives details of special offers.provide/supply details· Hotels that join the scheme provide details of their accommodation and facilities.confirm the details (=make sure that they are correct)· Could you confirm the details of your reservation in writing?disclose/reveal/release details (=make secret information public)· The company has refused to reveal any technical details until next month.announce/publish details· Further details of the band's tour will be announced later.adjectivesfurther/more details· Check our website for more details.full details· The police have not yet disclosed the full details of the case.precise/exact details· Precise details of the evidence presented at that meeting have not yet been revealed.gory details (=full details about an unpleasant or interesting event – often used humorously)· She wanted to hear all the gory details about Tina's date with Nigel.personal details (=your name, address and other information about you)· Please make sure that all your personal details are correct.detail1 noundetail2 verb
detaildetail2 verb [transitive] VERB TABLE
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| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | detail |
| he, she, it | details | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | detailed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have detailed |
| he, she, it | has detailed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had detailed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will detail |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have detailed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am detailing |
| he, she, it | is detailing | |
| you, we, they | are detailing | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was detailing |
| you, we, they | were detailing | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been detailing |
| he, she, it | has been detailing | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been detailing |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be detailing |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been detailing |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The story detailed Tyson's charitable donations.
- Any good ante-bellum history will detail the stupidities that led to this utterly needless conflagration.
- Enclose in the bundle was our sample, the disk and two sheets detailing the fonts, software and services offered.
- You see everybody casts their tuppence worth into the pool but nobody details the route to a better future.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES It is not company policy to divulge personal details of employees. I forget the name of the street, but it’s the first on the left. Lotus will not reveal full details until the Motor Show. Visit our website for further details. I don’t want to go into details now. His illness is described in graphic detail. the publication of intimate details of their affair He explained the plan in minute detail.
· She gave me a detailed account of what happened at the meeting.
· The website gives detailed advice about making bombs.
· a detailed analysis of the firm’s earnings
· Please ask for details of the full range of tickets available.
· We need a detailed assessment of what this will cost.
· Your report must be supported by detailed calculations.
(=the information that is on a card)· Hackers stole hundreds of people's card details.
· Students had to write a detailed comparison of the two texts.
· Each of these matters requires detailed consideration.
· Some of his descriptions of the island are very detailed.
· For years she had kept a detailed diary.
· Let’s get together soon to discuss the details of the trip.
It is not company policy to divulge personal details of employees.· He made detailed drawings of animals and flowers.
(=details that are correct in every way)· Nobody knows the exact details of what happened.
· Scientists have carried out a detailed examination of the house.
· A detailed forecast of the industry’s prospects has just been published.
I forget the name of the street, but it’s the first on the left. Lotus will not reveal full details until the Motor Show. Visit our website for further details. I don’t want to go into details now. His illness is described in graphic detail.· More detailed information is available free on request.
· The architect has now made his detailed inspection of the building.
· There are detailed instructions on the back of the box.
the publication of intimate details of their affair· You need to have a detailed knowledge of criminal law.
· a detailed map of the city
He explained the plan in minute detail.· I always make quite detailed notes after important meetings.
· A lot of useful knowledge is gained by careful observation of the world around you.
(=with a lot of information)· a detailed overview of current legislation on gun control
· Fill in your personal details.
· We now have a detailed picture of the bird’s habits.
· The generals drew up detailed plans for the invasion.
· They drew up a detailed proposal and submitted it to the Department of Energy.
· We made a large number of specific recommendations for improving women’s mental health.
· Edwardian travellers left detailed records of their journeys.
· A full report will be prepared for the next committee meeting.
· MPs on these committees subject Government bills to detailed scrutiny.
(=the ability to notice and deal with details)
(also an in-depth study)· They carried out a detailed study into the effects of the disease on mice.
· The author carried out a detailed survey of 32 organizations in Japan and Korea.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB· Further detailed analysis of the evidence in Table 5.13 is prevented by data constraints.· The complex relationships among cabinet, legislature, and prime minister merit further detail.· The reference section of Chapter 10 is a very useful gateway for anyone wishing to gain further details on the techniques suggested.· Clark is expected to announce further details in the next few days, sources said, perhaps as soon as Thursday.· There is no space to detail further the model that I used to pursue the problem that I had set myself.· Should the Committee so desire, we would be pleased to provide further details on this estimate.· No further details about the negotiations was disclosed.
· Nyc details how by the 1920s General Electric had 82,000 workers in their employment, in contrast to 6,000 in 1885.· The pact details how the $ 81 million facility will be managed and operated.· Mr Goncharik said that he had been given police evidence detailing how the regime organised the murder of three opposition figures.· All I sought was the chance to show the industry our blueprint that detailed how a responsible local broadcaster should operate.
· Now you have a little more detail about the study and training based options that might help you make a career change.· Additional information will be collected throughout the summer, and more detailed reports are expected later this year.· More detailed chapter contents can also be viewed without charge.· We have in-creased the number of boxes that expand in a more detailed way some materials of the text.· We are just getting much more detailed knowledge of the associations and correlations between them.· The new recommendations are few, but the explanations are more detailed.· The remainder of this chapter is devoted to a more detailed discussion of the different cultural and natural formation processes.· Such laws usually include more detailed procedures for resolving negotiating impasses that may arise during the bargaining process.
· It is the most detailed picture yet of the the world's largest intelligence-gathering organization.· The most detailed record of this response was left by a Californio named Mariano Vallejo.
NOUN· These are detailed in our Current Account leaflet, a copy of which can be obtained from any Midland branch.· Persons interested in becoming financial managers should enjoy working independently, dealing with people, and analyzing detailed account information.· But a rapid overview is in order, to make the detailed account easier to follow.· Peter listened intently as Manion gave him a detailed account of the conversation.· Lastly John, the longest and most detailed account of all.· Up to this point, Garland has written a taut, finely detailed account of his wanderers.· In addition, anyone injured on the job must submit a much more detailed account of the accident than was previously required.
· The system provides operators with detailed real-time analysis of the status of all of their fleets.· Neither of these seems to be a show-stopper, but both factors must be taken into account in a detailed economic analysis.· Further detailed analysis of the evidence in Table 5.13 is prevented by data constraints.· The mass is assumed to be inactive politically and is rarely subjected to detailed analysis.
· But that was what Schmidt was paying him nine thousand marks for. Attention to detail.· This attention to detail and time has the dual reward of motivating us to be on time and making us feel important.· The first is to show the level of attention to detail required to make the approach work.· I was struck by his great attention to detail and how systematically he assigned roles.· His attention to detail is staggering.· The prosecutor was a handsome, well-liked native son made good, and his killers demonstrated a grisly attention to detail.· Some one had ripped out the cables - more proof of attention to detail.· Special thanks to Sheri Torrance and my co-chair, Deb Scott, for their keen attention to detail.
· These books contain detailed information on the various steps involved in the analysis of samples from these areas.· What do you think would happen if you wrote a book detailing your snafus?· It comes with a 52-page book with pictures and detailed instructions.
· More detailed chapter contents can also be viewed without charge.· The functions of these artificial neurons are the ones we detailed in chapter 4.· The results of this second stage will be detailed in Chapter 5.
· Divided by region of Great Britain, it includes photographs and detailed descriptions of each property.· Quikbook. com, which includes detailed hotel descriptions but no photos.· For those, you can include a column for a more detailed description, such as size, color and features.· A detailed description of the class approach to explaining politics is in Chapter 10.· It is therefore important that a detailed description of your study population be presented in the research proposal.· The operation of point-factor systems depends upon the existence of detailed job descriptions.
· Thus, their solicitor drew up a document detailing joint responsibility for communal maintenance of roofs, courtyards and external paintwork.· It was revealed yesterday when the document detailing the William Hill sale was sent to shareholders.· There was also a cache of 1,500 documents detailing Minin's dealings in oil, timber, gems and guns.· You should have been given a key features document which details the charges.· This document included detailed memoranda on the transaction, prepared ostensibly for the new boss of Altus, Claude-Eric Paquin.
· The showcase feature delivers a detailed look, including history, stats, a slide show and video of each.
· The design team has even included detailed information on conservation, opportunities for volunteers, and community and outreach initiatives.· These books contain detailed information on the various steps involved in the analysis of samples from these areas.· The accompanying 36-page booklet offers a detailed biography, recording information and an extended interview.· The level of detailed economic information required for Total an economic impact study is simply not available.· Few, however, would provide employees with any detailed information supporting their decisions.· I would appreciate some detailed information on decomposition and the time involved in order to help me answer the question.· Are they specific enough for parents who want detailed information about programs?
· I will however detail a few of my plans.· On the bus back to Dallas, Dignan details his intricate plans for their underworld careers.· He was assisted by Rudi Fara, who drew up detailed plans.· Cohen did not detail his future plans, and he did not rule out seeking elective office again.· They formulate detailed plans for managing both the quantitative and the qualitative costs they are bound to incur.· Other members of the staff elaborated detailed parts of the plan, each within his special sphere of competence.· But I had no detailed plan of exactly how I was to accomplish that.
· It is appropriate that I here take the opportunity of welcoming the thrust of recent authoritative reports detailing guidelines for good corporate governance.
· The copyright disputes were brought to public attention when the Register ran a story detailing Mr Millington's plight.· So when he lied to me, his stories were always so detailed it never crossed my mind to doubt their veracity.· The next few days were filled with wire stories detailing the search for possible survivors.
· Now you have a little more detail about the study and training based options that might help you make a career change.· To these books the reader is referred for a detailed study of the subject.· Alongside the practical lessons are religious classes and detailed study of the Koran.· It is therefore important that a detailed description of your study population be presented in the research proposal.· Yet a detailed study by the family budget unit of London University demonstrates that this is not sufficient for a decent lifestyle.· Geoff and Kim detail their study of various ways to reduce water use in home toilets.· But the preparatory sketches and sometimes detailed studies that preceded them were nearly always nude figure studies of the historical characters.· Admiral Ugaki promptly instructed subordinate staff officers to make a detailed study of the practicability of his plan.
VERB· These books contain detailed information on the various steps involved in the analysis of samples from these areas.· Naturally such a diary needs to be concise, yet it should contain concrete details about exactly what you have done.· Most articles contain detailed experimental protocols devised for the practitioner.
· Leaflets giving details and prices on request.· He would have to give it details to make it better.· The National Security Council will be giving you detailed briefing about issues and personalities.· Peter listened intently as Manion gave him a detailed account of the conversation.· Some sites cast give you order tracking details right down to the shipping hubs.· The contract rarely gives detailed specifications on materials but gives the builder the right to substitute.· Mr Goncharik said that he had been given police evidence detailing how the regime organised the murder of three opposition figures.· She talked about a second meeting in Yamato, near the base, and gave him detailed directions.
· The design team has even included detailed information on conservation, opportunities for volunteers, and community and outreach initiatives.· Divided by region of Great Britain, it includes photographs and detailed descriptions of each property.· This document included detailed memoranda on the transaction, prepared ostensibly for the new boss of Altus, Claude-Eric Paquin.· Quikbook. com, which includes detailed hotel descriptions but no photos.· Such laws usually include more detailed procedures for resolving negotiating impasses that may arise during the bargaining process.· Directions included detailed instructions of how children were to plant their garden experiments.
· The accompanying 36-page booklet offers a detailed biography, recording information and an extended interview.· That hearing, which could begin as early as Friday, will offer the first detailed public airing of the case.
· In the final section you did pay close attention to detail, but it remained only observation of detail.· That makes her wonder if the job seeker pays attention to detail.· Much attention has been paid to detail - the makers' plates bear the markings of the Midland Carriage Works.· Aim for the highest standard possible and pay great attention to detail.· Women pay more attention to detail, but are less democratic; men relish change and are more competitive and ambitious.· In managing the acute wound one needs to pay meticulous attention to detail.
· The system provides operators with detailed real-time analysis of the status of all of their fleets.· Several authoritative sources provide very detailed guidance relative to what constitutes an acceptable accounting method.· Last year Metromail stopped providing details on children over the telephone, lest pedophiles abuse it.· Few, however, would provide employees with any detailed information supporting their decisions.· Both firms are also providing detailed guidance on their respective intranet systems.· Hubbard Woods teachers provide parents with a detailed narrative about how students are developing in curricular and social areas.· Necessarily, the authors have had to provide very detailed instructions on the use of various Excel commands.· Should the Committee so desire, we would be pleased to provide further details on this estimate.
· In addition, anyone injured on the job must submit a much more detailed account of the accident than was previously required.
· What do you think would happen if you wrote a book detailing your snafus?· He sits down and writes a detailed letter to Brown, outlining the case and asking for his advice.· For a self-evaluation, write a detailed outline with three sections: your current responsibilities, your strengths, your weaknesses.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the devil is in the detail
1to list things or give all the facts or information about something: - Vance, you're detailed to the night watch.
- And once selected, what point of view and details are to be included?
- Emotional difficulties aside, a lot of big practical details needed to be attended to all at once.
- Its surface is carved in some detail and lettered to show the continents and oceans.
- On some issues he gave details of steps to settle the debate.
- Please refer to the individual hotel descriptions for full details.
- The details add much to his family portrait.
- You also have to put enough detail in to make the people real, but don't dally with subsidiary characters.
- You see everybody casts their tuppence worth into the pool but nobody details the route to a better future.
- Books can be entered and modified as can contact details.
- Frequently there is no contact number, so even if we like the music, we can't do much about it.
- Gave the name of his solicitors in London as his contact address.
- The video box illustration carries various official body contact addresses on the back for further information on the river.
- These advertisements generally use a Box number at the publication as the contact address and may be placed by the client.
- These provide the contact details and an indication of charges for more than 20 online brokers.
- This time we have remembered to put our contact numbers below.
- However, 44% of you feel that these reports should leave the gory details out and 39% feel they encourage copycat crimes.
- Log on and get the gory details.
- Closed doors with Wilkinson usually meant that he had some especially juicy gossip or that he was fishing for information.
- After the smoke lifted, 120 people were found dead; only 17 children were spared.
- If there was a spare fuel tank she didn't know about it.
- In her spare time Elaine does voluntary work for the local branch of the National Schizophrenia Fellowship.
- The van also contained two new spare tires from Ron Williams's car.
- Then the cross-shaped glazing bars of the window told him he was in the spare bedroom of Number 29.
- With his personal guests who were important to him or his state, Kim was a stickler for detail.
The report details the progress we have made over the last year.2detail somebody to (do) something to officially order someone, especially soldiers, to do a particular job: Four soldiers were detailed to guard duty.3American English to clean a car very thoroughly, inside and out SYN valet British English