{
    "term": "specify",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "specify",
            "heSheIt": "specifies"
        },
        "pastSimple": "specified",
        "pastParticiple": "specified",
        "ingForm": "specifying"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to state something, especially by giving an exact measurement, time, exact instructions, etc.",
            "sensetop": "specify somethingspecify who, what, etc…specify that…",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Remember to specify your size when ordering clothes.",
                    "contextForm": "specify something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Forms must be returned by the specified date."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The contract clearly specifies who can operate the machinery.",
                    "contextForm": "specify who, what, etc…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The regulations specify that calculators may not be used in the examination.",
                    "contextForm": "specify that…"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Each computer is uniquely specified by its serial number."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It should be possible to specify the range of values of ξ which would satisfy this equation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She did not specify precisely how many people were involved in the incident."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Unless otherwise specified, all fields have a maximum length of 20 characters."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["clearly", "fully", "carefully"],
                "verb + specify": [
                    "allow somebody to",
                    "require somebody to",
                    "be difficult to"
                ]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspesɪfaɪ/",
                "audio": "sp/specify/specify__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspesɪfaɪz/",
                "audio": "sp/specify/specifies__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspesɪfaɪd/",
                "audio": "sp/specify/specified__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspesɪfaɪɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sp/specify/specifying__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspesɪfaɪ/",
                "audio": "sp/specify/specify__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspesɪfaɪz/",
                "audio": "sp/specify/specifies__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspesɪfaɪd/",
                "audio": "sp/specify/specified__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈspesɪfaɪɪŋ/",
                "audio": "sp/specify/specifying__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French specifier or late Latin specificare, from Latin species ‘appearance, form, beauty’, from specere ‘to look’."
}