specify

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• UK: /ˈspɛs.ɪ.faɪ/
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• US: /ˈspɛs.əˌfaɪ/
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From Middle English specifien, from Old French specifier, especefier, or directly from Medieval Latin specificō, from specificus (“specific”).

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Asturian: especificar — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Bulgarian: определям (opredeljam) — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Bulgarian: уточнявам (utočnjavam) — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Catalan: especificar — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Czech: určit — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Czech: specifikovat — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Dutch: specificeren — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Esperanto: precizigi — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Estonian: täpsustama — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Finnish: määrittää — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Finnish: määritellä — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Finnish: eritellä — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Finnish: tarkentaa — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Finnish: spesifioida — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• French: spécifier — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Galician: especificar — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Georgian: აკონკრეტებს (aḳonḳreṭebs) — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Georgian: დაკონკრეტება (daḳonḳreṭeba) — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• German: spezifizieren — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Greek: προσδιορίζω (prosdiorízo) — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Greek: συγκεκριμενοποιώ (sygkekrimenopoió) — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Irish: sonraigh — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Italian: specificare — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Māori: tautuhi — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Māori: tauwhāiti — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Portuguese: especificar — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Spanish: especificar — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Spanish: circunstanciar — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Spanish: pormenorizar — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Thai: ระบุ (rá-bù) — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Ukrainian: специфікува́ти (specyfikuváty) — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Ukrainian: то́чно опи́сувати (tóčno opýsuvaty) — state explicitly, in detail, or as a condition
• Bulgarian: специфицирам (specificiram) — include in a specification
• Czech: určit — include in a specification
• Irish: sonraigh — include in a specification
• Bulgarian: установявам (ustanovjavam) — bring about a specific result
• Czech: upřesnit — bring about a specific result
• Czech: zpřesnit — bring about a specific result
• Italian: venire ai fatti — bring about a specific result