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# spec

«spec» in Mova's school dictionary: **a dialect short form of «suspect» in the sense «suppose»…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (informal, dialect; spec, specs, specced)

### meaning for a pupil

Spec is a dialect short form of «suspect» in the sense «suppose» or «reckon»: I spec means I suppose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spec/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

dialect speech in old tales, meaning I suppose or I reckon; it is not used in school writing

### examples

- I spec I will grow away from it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spec/#x1)
- I spec it will rain today. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spec/#x2)
- We spec the dog has run home. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spec/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «spec» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/spec/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.