"go into detail" meaning in English

See go into detail in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: goes into detail [present, singular, third-person], going into detail [participle, present], went into detail [past], gone into detail [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|go<goes,,went,gone> into detail}} 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 Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-go_into_detail-en-verb-GwILuchm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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