- a description of the main facts or points involved in something
- outline of something This is a brief outline of the events.
- The broad outlines of Marley's life are relatively well known.
- You should draw up a plan or outline for the essay.
- You need a written outline of the story.
- in outline The book describes in outline the main findings of the research.
- an outline agreement/proposal/plan
Extra Examples- Here's the plan in outline.
- The government proposed the outlines of a new tax.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bare
- basic
- brief
- …
- give (somebody)
- provide (somebody with)
- write
- …
- in outline
- outline for
- outline of
- …
- the line that goes around the edge of something, showing its main shape but not the details
- outline of something At last we could see the dim outline of an island.
- I traced the outline of his face with my finger.
- an outline map/sketch
- in outline She drew the figures in outline.
- All four islands are more or less oval in outline.
Extra Examples- The children made an outline of their hands.
- to cut around the outline
- The students added the position of the main cities to an outline map of the country.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- clear
- sharp
- dim
- …
- draw
- make
- trace
- …
- drawing
- map
- around the outline
- round the outline
- in outline
- …
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