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going into detail

going into detail is the present participle and gerund of go into detail.

Meaning of go into detail

Verb

go 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)

  1. (intransitive) To explain or discuss something more fully by providing extra information, specifics, or examples.

Questions about going into detail

What is going into detail the present participle and gerund of?
Going into detail is the present participle and gerund of go into detail.

Words near going into detail in the dictionary

  1. going in one ear and out the other
  2. going in the out door
  3. going in unto
  4. going in with
  5. going into
  6. going into detail
  7. going into one's shell
  8. going into the long grass
  9. going it
  10. going it alone
  11. going left

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