American English pronunciation
How to pronounce specified
IPA transcription: [s'pɛsə,faɪd]
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Verb
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decide upon or fix definitely
“fix the variables”
“specify the parameters”
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determine the essential quality of
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specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement
“The will stipulates that she can live in the house for the rest of her life”
“The contract stipulates the dates of the payments”
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design or destine
“She was intended to become the director”
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select something or someone for a specific purpose
“The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise”
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be specific about
“Could you please specify your criticism of my paper?”
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define clearly
“I cannot narrow down the rules for this game”
Adjective
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clearly and explicitly stated
“meals are at specified times”
Usage examples
- Hydraulic power drum brakes were specified front and rear.
- The conditions determining operability and committability must be specified.
- The cause was not specified.
- New wheels and brakes were also specified.
- Connect to the specified prompt server.
- What is necessarily in common is rarely specified.
- Accordingly, the constitutional constrains specified above are equally applicable to university students.
- Law enforcement agencies tend to be limited to operating within a specified jurisdiction.
- The ballots comply with the specified procedure.
- Longitudes were specified in signs, degrees, minutes, and seconds.