Sekirov Dictionary

detail

/ˈdiː.teɪl/

noun 9
verb 3
forms 4
phrases 2

noun9

a single fact or part of something, looked at separately from the rest
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A profusion of details.
- This etching is full of fine detail.
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A part considered trivial enough to ignore.
- I don't concern myself with the details of accounting.
- Safety at work is not a mere detail.
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A part small enough to escape casual notice.
- Note this fine detail in the lower left corner.
- We missed several important details in the contract.
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The small parts that can escape casual notice.
- Attention to detail was said to be one of the secrets of Gerrard's success as a player. — 2018
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A person's name, address and other personal information.
- The arresting officer asked the suspect for his details.
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A temporary unit or assignment.
- Frequently members of the small police detail dispatched to the scene joined in. — 2022
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A selected portion of a painting.
- Eight years later, the outstanding exponent of Memory Painting was herself publicly commemorated by a six-cent postage stamp showing a detail from one of her most patriotic works, July Fourth (1951). — 2001
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A narrative which relates minute points; an account which dwells on particulars.
- "I could never persuade myself to confide in him that event which was so often present to my recollection, but which I feared the detail to another would only impress more deeply." — 1816

verb3

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To explain in detail.
- I'll detail the exact procedure to you later.
To assign to a particular task.
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To clean carefully (particularly of road vehicles, always pronounced /ˈdiːteɪl/)
- We need to have the minivan detailed.

forms

detailed · detailing · detaileth · details

Phrases with detail

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