specify
verb (used with object)
to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail.
had specified
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past perfectof specify.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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The law creating the FTC had specified the offenses that would warrant a firing, but FDR hadn’t shown that the commissioner had committed any of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
Amato’s words “merit attention,” Meloni said in a statement issued by her office, while noting that the former premier had specified that his assertions are “fruit of personal deductions.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2023
Moreover, a letter sent by the agriculture ministry to provincial governors this week and reviewed by Reuters had specified the ban would only be for RBD palm olein.
From Reuters ● Apr. 29, 2022
That night, neighbors said they saw bright lights and heard backhoe and jackhammer noises, though the judge’s warrant had specified the FBI had to stop digging at 10 p.m.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 28, 2021
Long ago, Grandma and Grandpa Larsen had specified that when they died, all their children and their spouses were to use an allocated sum of money to go on a Scandinavian cruise.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
