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# specified

verb (specify, specifies, specified, specifying — past form); adjective (specified)

«specified» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Past form of «specify»: said or stated clearly and exactly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specified/#m1)
2. (adjective) Named or fixed clearly in advance, as in «at the specified time», «a specified amount». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specified/#m2)

### In the lessons

In maths and science, «the specified unit» means the exact unit the question asks for; instructions say «in the specified box». In everyday life, rules and forms give specified times, prices and sizes. Phrases: «unless otherwise specified», «as specified».

### Examples

- The question specified that we must answer in centimetres. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specified/#x1)
- Arrive at the specified time, 9 o'clock. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specified/#x2)
- Use the specified amount of flour: 200 g. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specified/#x3)
- The rules specified that each team has five players. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specified/#x4)
- Unless otherwise specified, round to one decimal place. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specified/#x5)
- She specified that she wanted a blue bike, not a red one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specified/#x6)

### Note

Regular verb: specify → specified (y → i). «Specified» means exact and stated, not just «special». In maths word problems, use the specified unit or rounding, or your answer may be marked wrong.

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The Torah often gives exact details for sacred things, such as the Tabernacle and offerings. Tradition reads these exact details as law that must be kept. In the primary lessons: In maths and science, «the specified unit» means the exact unit the question asks for; instructions say «in the specified box». In everyday life, rules and forms give specified times, prices and sizes. Phrases: «unless otherwise specified», «as specified».

### Note

Regular verb: specify → specified (y → i). «Specified» means exact and stated, not just «special». In maths word problems, use the specified unit or rounding, or your answer may be marked wrong.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «specified» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/specified/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«specified» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/specified.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «specified» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/specified/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«specified» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/specified.html) on Mova free.