refer

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W1S1 [rıˈfə: US -ə:r] v past tense and past participle referred present participle referring

refer to / [refer to sb/sth] phr v

[Date: 1300-1400; : Latin; Origin: referre 'to bring back, report, refer', from ferre 'to carry']

1.) to mention or speak about someone or something

▪ We agreed never to refer to the matter again.

▪ Although she didn't mention any names, everyone knew who she was referring to.

refer to somebody/something as

▪ He likes to be referred to as 'Doctor Khee'.

refer to somebody/something by

▪ The hospital now refers to patients by name, not case number.

2.) to look at a book, map, piece of paper etc for information

▪ He gave the speech without referring to his notes.

3.) if a statement, number, report etc refers to someone or something, it is about that person or thing

▪ The figures refer to our sales in Europe.

4.) refer sb/sth to sb

to send someone or something to a person or organization to be helped or dealt with

▪ My doctor is referring me to a dermatologist.

▪ My complaint was referred to the manufacturers.

5.) refer sb to sth

formal to tell someone where to find information

▪ Readers are referred to the bibliography for further information.

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refer — re‧fer [rɪˈfɜː ǁ ɜːr] verb referred PTandPPX referring PRESPARTX refer to phrasal verb [transitive] 1. refer to something to mention something: • I refer to your letter of 22 March … Financial and business terms
refer — ► VERB (referred, referring) 1) (refer to) mention or allude to. 2) (refer to) direct the attention of (someone) to. 3) (refer to) (of a word or phrase) describe or denote. 4) ( … English terms dictionary
refer — 1 assign, credit, accredit, *ascribe, attribute, impute, charge Analogous words: associate, relate, connect (see JOIN): *direct, aim, point, lay 2 *resort, apply, go, turn Analogous words: consult, *c … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Refer — Re*fer , v. i. 1. To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one s self; as, to refer to a dictionary. [1913 Webster] In suits . . . it is to refer to some friend of trust. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To have relation or reference; to relate;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Refer — Re*fer (r[ e]*f[ e]r ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Referred} (r[ e]*f[ e]rd ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Referring}.] [F. r[ e]f[ e]rer, L. referre; pref. re re + ferre to bear. See {Bear} to carry.] 1. To carry or send back. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
refer to — (of a word or phrase) describe or denote. → refer refer to consult (a source of information). → refer refer to mention or allude to. → refer … English new terms dictionary
refer — [v1] mention accredit, adduce, advert, allude, ascribe, assign, associate, attribute, bring up, charge, cite, credit, designate, direct attention, excerpt, exemplify, extract, give as example, glance, hint, impute, indicate, insert, instance,… … New thesaurus
refer — [ri fʉr′] vt. referred, referring [ME referren < MFr referer < L referre < re , back + ferre, to BEAR1] 1. to assign or attribute (to) as cause or origin 2. to assign, or regard or name as belonging (to a kind, class, date, etc.) 3. to… … English World dictionary
Refer — can mean:*To refer a patient is to transfer their care from one clinician to another *Refer (software), the troff preprocessor for citationsOther*Reference *Reefer … Wikipedia
refer — re·fer /ri fər/ vt re·ferred, re·fer·ring: to send or direct for treatment, aid, service, information, or decision referred the debtor to an attorney with expertise in bankruptcy; specif: commit (1c) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… … Law dictionary
refer — late 14c., to trace back, attribute, assign, from O.Fr. referer (14c.), from L. referre to relate, refer, lit. to carry back, from re back (see RE (Cf. re )) + ferre carry (see INFER (Cf. infer)). Meaning to commit to some authority for a deci … Etymology dictionary

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