specify

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈspɛsɪfaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈspɛsəˌfaɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(spes′ə fī′)

Inflections of 'specify' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
specifies
v 3rd person singular
specifying
v pres p
specified
v past
specified
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
specify [sth]⇒ vtr (state exactly)especificar⇒, precisar⇒ vtr
 John specified that the article only related to the small region he had visited and not the whole country.
 John precisó que el artículo solo se refería a la pequeña región que había visitado y no a todo el país.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
specify [sth] vtr (state as requirement)especificar⇒, precisar⇒ vtr
 The company specified that only applicants with a relevant bachelor's degree would be considered for the post.
 La empresa especificó que solo se tendría en cuenta para el puesto a los candidatos con un título universitario relacionado.
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'specify' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
code - name - particularize - quantify - set out - stipulate - undefinable
Spanish:
especificar - particularizar - precisar - concretar - designar - explicitar - puntualizar

Collocations: specify [how, when, where, what] (to), specify [how] to [do, make, eat, clean], specify the [time, number, location, type], more...

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