SPECIFY


Meaning of SPECIFY in English

(specifies, ~ing, specified)

1.

If you ~ something, you give information about what is required or should happen in a certain situation.

They specified a spacious entrance hall...

He has not specified what action he would like them to take.

VERB: V n, V wh

2.

If you ~ what should happen or be done, you explain it in an exact and detailed way.

Each recipe specifies the size of egg to be used...

One rule specifies that learner drivers must be supervised by adults...

Patients eat together at a specified time.

VERB: V n, V that, V-ed

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