specify – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of specify

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to specify
Participle: specified
Gerund: specifying

Cognates

-

Indicative

Present

Ispecify
youspecify
he;she;itspecifies
wespecify
youspecify
theyspecify

Perfect

Ihave specified
youhave specified
he;she;ithas specified
wehave specified
youhave specified
theyhave specified

Past

Ispecified
youspecified
he;she;itspecified
wespecified
youspecified
theyspecified

Pluperfect

Ihad specified
youhad specified
he;she;ithad specified
wehad specified
youhad specified
theyhad specified

Future

Iwill specify
youwill specify
he;she;itwill specify
wewill specify
youwill specify
theywill specify

Future Perfect

Iwill have specified
youwill have specified
he;she;itwill have specified
wewill have specified
youwill have specified
theywill have specified

Subjunctive

Present

Ispecify
youspecify
he;she;itspecify
wespecify
youspecify
theyspecify

Perfect

Ihave specified
youhave specified
he;she;ithave specified
wehave specified
youhave specified
theyhave specified

Imperfect

Ispecified
youspecified
he;she;itspecified
wespecified
youspecified
theyspecified

Pluperfect

Ihad specified
youhad specified
he;she;ithad specified
wehad specified
youhad specified
theyhad specified

Conditional

Present

Iwould specify
youwould specify
he;she;itwould specify
wewould specify
youwould specify
theywould specify

Perfect

Iwould have specified
youwould have specified
he;she;itwould have specified
wewould have specified
youwould have specified
theywould have specified

Imperative

youspecify
weLet's specify
youspecify

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam specifying
youare specifying
he;she;itis specifying
weare specifying
youare specifying
theyare specifying

Perfect

Ihave been specifying
youhave been specifying
he;she;ithas been specifying
wehave been specifying
youhave been specifying
theyhave been specifying

Past

Iwas specifying
youwere specifying
he;she;itwas specifying
wewere specifying
youwere specifying
theywere specifying

Pluperfect

Ihad been specifying
youhad been specifying
he;she;ithad been specifying
wehad been specifying
youhad been specifying
theyhad been specifying

Future

Iwill be specifying
youwill be specifying
he;she;itwill be specifying
wewill be specifying
youwill be specifying
theywill be specifying

Future Perfect

Iwill have been specifying
youwill have been specifying
he;she;itwill have been specifying
wewill have been specifying
youwill have been specifying
theywill have been specifying

Conditional

Present

Iwould be specifying
youwould be specifying
he;she;itwould be specifying
wewould be specifying
youwould be specifying
theywould be specifying

Perfect

Iwould have been specifying
youwould have been specifying
he;she;itwould have been specifying
wewould have been specifying
youwould have been specifying
theywould have been specifying

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'specify'

accompany, acetify, acidify, adsignify, affy, alacrify, alkalify, ally, amnesty, amplify, angelify, anglicify, anglify, apology, apply, arefy, argufy, astony, atrophy, avowtry, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to go into detail
particularize
to state explicitly; to go into specific detail
call out, clarify, clear up, explicitize, get something straight, narrow down, particularize, singularize, specialize, specificate

Antonyms

speak in generalities
generalize
to state explicitly; to go into specific detail
generalize
to make general or vague; to reduce precision
generalize

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

From Middle English specifien, from Old French specifier, especefier, or directly from Medieval Latin specificō, from specificus (“specific”).

Verbs referencing "specify"

Finnish with old forms spesifioida.

Sample Sentences

  • [...] of the meaning of a word she had heard, more than a black cat, now took airs of superior wisdom, and strutted about, forgetting to state that, though actually coiled up among the jugs at the time specified, she had been fast asleep all the time. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)