Definition of Specify

to state something clearly and accurately

Examples of Specify in a sentence

Because my son gets lost a lot, I had to specify every turn he would need to take to reach the park he was visiting with his friends.  🔊

Because my grandmother has Alzheimer’s, I have to specify who I am in relation to her every time we meet.  🔊

I tried to specify exactly how the death of a star occurs to my class, but unfortunately most of them didn’t get it.  🔊

It always irritates me when I have to specify that I was using sarcasm in a response, especially to the person I was being sarcastic to.  🔊

In order to make sure everyone knew the details of the plan, the commander decided to specify the role of each individual soldier on his team.  🔊

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