specify
verb (used with object)
to mention or name specifically or definitely; state in detail.
specifies
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present tense formof specify (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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It also specifies that agencies are not required to treat engagement from AI or bots as if they were real humans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
The most straightforward way of keeping your moods from affecting your portfolio is to have a detailed financial plan that, well in advance, specifies how you will react, come what may.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
It specifies no tax periods or matters, purporting instead to resolve “any and all claims,” forever, before agencies it does not even name.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
But the release specifies that some other information has been withheld - such as the identities of junior civil servants, or data judged by the government to be "commercially sensitive".
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
The information from the spacecraft specifies how bright or dark each dot is to be.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
