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went into detail

went into detail is the simple past 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 went into detail

What is went into detail the simple past of?
Went into detail is the simple past of go into detail.

Words near went into detail in the dictionary

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

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