go into detail

verb

To explain or discuss something more fully by providing extra information, specifics, or examples.

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Meanings

verbgo into detail (third-person singular simple present goes into detail, present participle going into detail, simple past went into detail, past participle gone into detail)

present singular third person goes into detail · participle present going into detail · past went into detail · participle past gone into detail

  1. intransitiveTo explain or discuss something more fully by providing extra information, specifics, or examples.
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APA

go into detail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20into%20detail

MLA

“go into detail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20into%20detail. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “go into detail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/go%20into%20detail.

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