SPECIFIC


Meaning of SPECIFIC in English

adj.

VERBS

▪ be

Can you be a little more ~ in your instructions?

ADVERB

▪ fairly , rather , very

▪ highly

Highly ~ instructions were issued.

▪ culturally , historically

These values are culturally ~, not naturally given.

PREPOSITION

▪ about

She was very ~ about the type she wanted.

▪ to

These heart issues are ~ to women.

Specific is used with these nouns: ↑ aim , ↑ aspect , ↑ category , ↑ circumstance , ↑ context , ↑ date , ↑ diagnosis , ↑ direction , ↑ directive , ↑ emphasis , ↑ enquiry , ↑ example , ↑ exception , ↑ expertise , ↑ feature , ↑ focus , ↑ function , ↑ goal , ↑ grievance , ↑ guidance , ↑ guideline , ↑ information , ↑ instance , ↑ instruction , ↑ item , ↑ kind , ↑ limit , ↑ location , ↑ mention , ↑ nature , ↑ need , ↑ niche , ↑ objective , ↑ order , ↑ permission , ↑ policy , ↑ prediction , ↑ provision , ↑ purpose , ↑ question , ↑ recommendation , ↑ reference , ↑ regard , ↑ region , ↑ request , ↑ requirement , ↑ role , ↑ sequence , ↑ suggestion , ↑ target , ↑ term , ↑ timetable , ↑ topic , ↑ type , ↑ warning , ↑ warranty , ↑ wording

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .