Meaning

3 senses
  1. (transitive)To explain in detail.

    I'll detail the exact procedure to you later.

    detaillisieren, detaillieren

  2. (transitive)To clean carefully (particularly of road vehicles, always pronounced /ˈdiːteɪl/)

    We need to have the minivan detailed.

    отдра́иватьotdráivatʹ

  3. (transitive)To assign to a particular task.

    отряди́тьotrjadítʹ

    assign to a specific task

Examples

967 sentences
  1. You may leave out the details.

    Можеш опустити подробиці. — triantafillou

    ruМожешь опустить подробности. — al_ex_an_der

  2. He explained the rules in detail.

    Він детально пояснив правила. — ascolto

    ruОн подробно объяснил правила. — marafon

    deEr erklärte die Regeln im Einzelnen. — Alois

  3. Do you want the details now?

    Ти хочеш зараз дізнатися подробиці? — deniko

  4. Tom said he wants more details.

    Том сказав, що він хоче більше подробиць. — deniko

    ruТом сказал, что ему нужно больше подробностей. — marafon

  5. Tom hasn't given any other details.

    Том не розповів жодних інших подробиць. — deniko

Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
US: to clean carefully (particularly a car):
military: to assign to a particular task:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to explain in detail:

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French détail, from Old French detail, from detaillier, from de- + ta

Borrowed from Middle French détail, from Old French detail, from detaillier, from de- + taillier (“to cut”).

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Forms

details, detailing, detailed, detailed
Base formdetail · to detail
3rd person singulardetails
Present participledetailing
Past simpledetailed
Past participledetailed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydetail
he, she, itdetails

Past simpleLesson

all personsdetailed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave detailed
he, she, ithas detailed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill detail

Synonyms

3 synonyms

Word family

2 related words
Relateddetailing

Collocations

12 patterns
  • all the details
  • more details
  • details later later
  • further details
  • the details later
  • go into details
  • for more details
  • no further details
  • in more detail
  • attention to details
  • any more details
  • details later

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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