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verb

specify

CEFR B2

to state or identify something clearly and in detail

In a sentence

Six example sentences with specify, each labelled with its topic.

  • The lease will specify that the tenant repaint every second year, and a court can enforce that written term like any other.

    Law

  • Good recipes specify 120 grams of flour rather than a cup, because a cup packed tight can weigh half again as much.

    Cooking

  • The coach made her specify which foot plants first on the crossover, because vague advice had produced three travelling calls.

    Basketball

  • The drawings specify oak for every visible beam, and the contractor cannot substitute pine without written approval.

    Architecture

  • The ticket must specify which browser version fails, because the bug appears in only one release.

    Technology

  • The loan agreement will specify the exact interest rate, the payment dates, and what counts as a missed instalment.

    Finance

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