Meaning of "detail" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DETAIL

From French détail, from Old French detailler to cut in pieces, from de-dis-1 + tailler to cut.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DETAIL

detail  [ˈdiːteɪl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DETAIL

Detail is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb detail in English.

WHAT DOES DETAIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of detail in the English dictionary

The first definition of detail in the dictionary is an item or smaller part that is considered separately; particular. Other definition of detail is an item or circumstance that is insignificant or unimportant. Detail is also treatment of or attention to items or particulars.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DETAIL

PRESENT

Present

I detail

you detail

he/she/it details

we detail

you detail

they detail

Present continuous

I am detailing

you are detailing

he/she/it is detailing

we are detailing

you are detailing

they are detailing

Present perfect

I have detailed

you have detailed

he/she/it has detailed

we have detailed

you have detailed

they have detailed

Present perfect continuous

I have been detailing

you have been detailing

he/she/it has been detailing

we have been detailing

you have been detailing

they have been detailing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I detailed

you detailed

he/she/it detailed

we detailed

you detailed

they detailed

Past continuous

I was detailing

you were detailing

he/she/it was detailing

we were detailing

you were detailing

they were detailing

Past perfect

I had detailed

you had detailed

he/she/it had detailed

we had detailed

you had detailed

they had detailed

Past perfect continuous

I had been detailing

you had been detailing

he/she/it had been detailing

we had been detailing

you had been detailing

they had been detailing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will detail

you will detail

he/she/it will detail

we will detail

you will detail

they will detail

Future continuous

I will be detailing

you will be detailing

he/she/it will be detailing

we will be detailing

you will be detailing

they will be detailing

Future perfect

I will have detailed

you will have detailed

he/she/it will have detailed

we will have detailed

you will have detailed

they will have detailed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been detailing

you will have been detailing

he/she/it will have been detailing

we will have been detailing

you will have been detailing

they will have been detailing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would detail

you would detail

he/she/it would detail

we would detail

you would detail

they would detail

Conditional continuous

I would be detailing

you would be detailing

he/she/it would be detailing

we would be detailing

you would be detailing

they would be detailing

Conditional perfect

I would have detail

you would have detail

he/she/it would have detail

we would have detail

you would have detail

they would have detail

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been detailing

you would have been detailing

he/she/it would have been detailing

we would have been detailing

you would have been detailing

they would have been detailing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you detail
we let´s detail
you detail

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to detail

Past participle

detailed

Present Participle

detailing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «DETAIL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «detail» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of detail

allocate · appoint · aspect · assign · assignment · body · catalogue · charge · choose · commission · component · count · crew · delegate · delineate · depict · describe · detachment · duty · elect · element · enumerate · facet · fact · factor · fatigue · feature · force · instance · item · itemize · list · minutiae · name · narrate · nicety · nominate · part · particular · particularize · party · point · portray · recite · recount · rehearse · relate · respect · section · select · specific · specify · squad · tabulate · technicality · trifle · triviality · troop · unit

TRANSLATION OF DETAIL

Find out the translation of detail to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of detail from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «detail» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 详情
• Translator English - Spanish: detalle
• English: detail
• Translator English - Hindi: विस्तार
• Translator English - Arabic: تَفْصِيل
• Translator English - Russian: деталь
• Translator English - Portuguese: detalhe
• Translator English - Bengali: বিস্তারিত
• Translator English - French: détail
• Translator English - Malay: Terperinci
• Translator English - German: Einzelheit
• Translator English - Japanese: 細部
• Translator English - Korean: 세부
• Translator English - Javanese: Rinci
• Translator English - Vietnamese: chi tiết
• Translator English - Tamil: விவரம்
• Translator English - Marathi: तपशील
• Translator English - Turkish: detay
• Translator English - Italian: dettaglio
• Translator English - Polish: szczegół
• Translator English - Ukrainian: деталь
• Translator English - Romanian: detaliu
• Translator English - Greek: λεπτομέρεια
• Translator English - Afrikaans: detail
• Translator English - Swedish: detalj
• Translator English - Norwegian: detalj

10 QUOTES WITH «DETAIL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word detail.

1

Joe Abercrombie

I think the further away you get from completing a book, the more responses you see to it from readers, the more your own tastes and opinions shift and the more you start to see things you could have written differently in the detail, or done differently on the broader scale of plot and character.

2

Samuel Alexander

Such being the nature of mental life, the business of psychology is primarily to describe in detail the various forms which attention or conation assumes upon the different levels of that life.

3

Ian Anderson

I think I've owned all the models of iPods so far. And these days between my iPod, iPhone and my personal laptop computer, I'm someone who is very, very grateful for all the ways to listen to music and completely switch off from people around me and listen to the music in detail, which is very hard to do if you're in a room with other people.

4

Wes Anderson

I wouldn't say that I'm particularly bothered or obsessed with detail.

5

Steve Aoki

I always tell up-and-coming DJs you have to really love what you do and find that interest to drive you. It requires so much attention to detail, and it takes up a lot of your time. You hear a song, and there are so many little pieces that make that song work. It requires a lot of patience, diligence and resilience.

6

Colleen Atwood

I have always loved beautiful leather objects, especially the detail that goes into designing them both inside and out.

7

Fredrik Bajer

Peace congresses often start by dealing with some of the less important questions in excessive detail, so at the end there is no time to discuss the most important problems.

8

Manolo Blahnik

What is fashion? It's discipline. Discipline and a credo to do only the best, down to the smallest detail.

9

John Griffin Carlisle

The rest is a mere matter of detail, to be settled with judgment, discretion, and caution.

10

Phil Collins

The day Tarzan opened in London, I sat in a hotel room and discussed the project in detail.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DETAIL»

Discover the use of detail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to detail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Architectural Detail

The Architectural Detail is author Edward R. Ford's life's work, and this may be his most important book to date.

Edward R. Ford, 2011

Architecture In Detail

This book is a collection of detailed studies of recent construction projects that will help all architects learn and expand the possibilities of their own work.

Graham Bizley, 2013

Architecture in Detail II

Presents 40 detailed studies of some of the most innovative buildings of recent years.

Graham Bizley, 2010

Defeat in Detail: The Ottoman Army in the Balkans, 1912-1913

This book is written at an operational level that details every campaign at the level of the army corps.

Edward J. Erickson, 2003

Retail in Detail

It has established a reputation as a no-nonsense, down-to-earth guide for small retailers. This fifth edition has been fully updated for today’s rapidly changing retail environment in the Internet age.

Ronald L. Bond, 2013

Detail in Process

Detail in Process, the second volume in the new AsBuilt series, features twenty-five awe-inspiring projects characterized by an unusual synthesis of aesthetics and materials: the sunshade at Morphosis's Student Recreation Center in ...

Christine Killory, Rene Davids, 2008

Detail: exceptional Japanese product design

Also revealed in this book are the qualities found in traditional Japanese aesthetics minimalism, elegance, simplicity, symmetry, workmanship and clearly-expressed function and their evolution into modern, highly technical, mass-produced ...

Andrew Davey, 2003

The Art of Landscape Detail: Fundamentals, Practices, and ...

Introducing a revolutionary new approach to detail design in landscape architecture In this groundbreaking book, Niall Kirkwood of the Harvard Graduate School of Design takes a fresh,holistic approach to the theories, approaches, and ...

Niall Kirkwood, 1999

Islamic Art in Detail

This richly illustrated book allows readers to identify the elements and themes of Islamic art forms, and to examine them in works of painting and metalwork, in calligraphy and manuscripts, ceramics, glass, wood, and ivory.

Sheila R. Canby, 2005

Nineteenth Century Fashion in Detail

Fashion.

Lucy Johnston, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DETAIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term detail is used in the context of the following news items.

Greek creditors have Grexit scenario 'prepared in detail'

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Devil in the detail, and that's Bill Shorten's weakness

But he was weak and exposed on detail. Shortly after Shorten took the witness stand in Sydney, it was clear there was a problem about a failure ... «The Australian, Jul 15»

Nasa Book to Detail How ISS Research Helps Improve Life on Earth

Nasa is set to release a new book 'Benefits for Humanity' that will showcase how research aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is ... «NDTV, Jul 15»

Police Blotter: Cops on street racing detail issue citations, tow …

Bailey Road and Monterey Highway, 1:30 a.m. June 30 Officers on street racing detail at four locations issued several citations and towed ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»

Physicist Unearths Key Detail About Iconic WWII Photo

(Newser) – The party started early on VJ Day. Though the official announcement that World War II ended wasn't made until closer to 7pm on ... «Newser, Jul 15»

Joanna Lord: 'I'm all about sharing every detail'

Joanna Lord: 'I'm all about sharing every detail'. Weekly employee surveys, enhanced transparency where necessary and more from a Porch ... «Inman.com, Jul 15»

Facebook's attention to detail: Addresses 'gender equality' concerns …

Facebook seems to be on a roll since the past few months with rapid design changes and feature additions. The world's largest social media ... «Tech2, Jul 15»

Devil in detail: Prospectus throws up questions galore about …

A week after India's leading carrier by market share, IndiGo airlines, filed a draft prospectus to launch its Rs 2,500 crore initial public offering ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»

GTA 5 Ill-Gotten Gains Part 2 Update: Patch Notes Detail Changes …

The latest update to GTA Online, the Ill-Gotten Gains Part 2 Update, is now available to download for GTA fans. We've previously looked at ... «iDigitalTimes.com, Jul 15»

Budget 2015 - We need clear detail on fiscal rules and on future …

First, clear detail on fiscal rules and on future deficit reduction to strengthen business confidence, supported by a commitment to introduce a ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»