specify
IPA: spˈɛsʌfaɪ
verb
- (transitive) To state explicitly, or in detail, or as a condition.
- (transitive) To include in a specification.
- (transitive) To bring about a specific result.
- (intransitive, obsolete) To speak explicitly or in detail (often used with of).
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Examples of "specify" in Sentences
- Specify the language of the reference.
- None of the definitions of cyborg specify this.
- Could this specify the violations in the article
- Her labels specify when the item should be used by.
- What Penrose alludes to a lot but doesn't specify is us.
- Does the label specify which type of shampoo and conditioner I should use?
- If their refusal to specify is specious (ah, the glory of alliteration!), then I think we're entitled to infer that they are hiding something.
- One simply has to envision that the agent who caused the universe was able to specify from the start not only laws but much more. page 231, EoE
- Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally for the transport of people rather than goods.