detail noun
1-) a piece of information
ADJECTIVES
small, minor, tiny
・Don’t waste time examining every minor detail.
further, more
・Check our website for more details.
full
・The police have not yet disclosed the full details of the case.
precise, exact
・Precise details of what happened may never be known.
every
・He remembers every detail of the accident.
personal
・Please make sure that all your personal details are correct.
gory
・She wanted to hear all the gory details about Tina’s date with Nigel.
VERBS
give
・She refused to give any details about what had happened.
provide, supply
・He did not provide details of the government’s plans.
disclose, reveal, release
・The magazine revealed details of her relationship with the musician.
ask for
・I went into the bank to ask for details about their savings accounts.
send (off) for
・Why don’t you send for details of the course?
send
・For a free sample, send your details to us at this email address.
confirm
・Could you confirm the details of your reservation in writing?
announce, publish
・Further details of the band’s tour will be announced later.
PREPOSITIONS
of, about
・Details of the course can be found on our website.
・A spokesperson for the union refused to give any further details about the strike.
2-) detailed information
ADJECTIVES
enough, sufficient
・The government was criticized for not giving sufficient detail about the proposed tax changes.
little
・Maps of the area contain very little detail.
fine, minute, precise
・We’ve been through all the arrangements for the wedding in minute detail.
meticulous
・His books describe the mountains and their paths in meticulous detail.
graphic
・He told the police in graphic detail about his involvement in the murders.
vivid
・The three characters in the novel are described with vivid detail.
VERBS
go into
・He refused to go into detail about what had been said at the meeting.
describe sth in, explain sth in
・The doctor spent time describing the treatment in detail to me.
discuss sth in
・His report discusses the problem in detail.
examine sth in, /consider sth in, study sth in
・I asked my lawyer to examine the contract in detail.
be set out in
・The changes to the system are set out in detail in the next paragraph.
plan sth in, work sth out in
・I haven’t worked our trip out in detail yet.
PHRASES
attention to detail
・Editing requires great attention to detail.
an eye for detail
・He’s a brilliant photographer with a fantastic eye for detail.
every last detail
・He wanted to know every last detail of my personal life.
a wealth of detail
・The records provide a wealth of detail about people’s lives.
in great/considerable detail
・The subject has already been discussed in great detail.