to specify
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3.5
- verb
- /ˈspɛsɪˌfaɪ/
:
especificar
- Please specify your requirements when placing the order.
- specify the format
- specify requirements
- specify desired locations
You need the human expert to specify the initial model.
- You need the human expert to specify the initial model.
- Why did you feel the need to specify that she's not a pillow?
- So there is a better system for specifying the faces of of any geometry.
- But I didn't specify whether it was ATV series or a film.
- However, you cannot specify these coordinates to infinite precision.
- In considering the second argument he makes, he specifies this a little bit more.
- It seems to be much more difficult to specify concretely.
- That is super unhelpful considering you don't go on to specify the case models.
Examples
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Constraints provide a way for users to specify what they want from their information providers.
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At the movie store, the customer can specify that he wants to rent five movies.
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And the answer is yes, you can specify a little more.
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In our example, we can only specify X or Y, not both.
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What can I do to specify this little thing?
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You need the human expert to specify the initial model.
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You did not specify what denominations.
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However, you cannot specify these coordinates to infinite precision.
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Could you specify, please?
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Package constraints let the user specify a numerical constraint on the entire package of items being provided.
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Synonyms
∞
1.0
To use words to show what a person or thing is like
∞
1.6
To say or write something clearly and officially
878
1.0
To say exactly what something is or what it means
331
1.6
To decide a date or plan
79
3.5
To explain something clearly and in detail
37
7.2
Say clearly and officially that something must happen in an agreement
34
2.7
Say or write something so people have no doubt
29
4.2
To state something clearly in writing or speech
20
3.5
To make something exact, like a date or reason
20
4.6
Decide the exact details of a plan or agreement
11
6.8
To explain something so it is easy to understand
7
3.8
To give a clear, exact description of one part
5
6.8
To describe something clearly and in detail
1
7.8
To give specific details about a person or thing
To make exact details clear and certain
Antonyms
How Explicit
- Formal
57
4.2
- Formal
37
7.2
118
3.5
∞
1.6
∞
2.1
136
2.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word specify comes from the Latin root species, which means 'kind' or 'type' and is the same root behind specific and species. So, to specify something is to make its 'kind' exact by giving clear, exact details.