specify

specify is on the Academic Word List.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈspɛs.ɪ.faɪ/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈspɛs.əˌfaɪ/

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• Hyphenation: spe‧ci‧fy

Verb

Plain form specify

Third-person singular specifies

Past tense specified

Past participle specified

Present participle specifying

1. (transitive) If you specify something, you say exactly which one or how to do something.

   The referee will restart play with a drop ball as specified in the law 2.

   We're supposed to meet here on Tuesday, but we forgot to specify a time.

Related words

• specific
• specifically