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English

Pronunciation


Etymology

  • From , from , from , from + {{term|ferre||to carry or bear|lang=la}}; see bher- in Indo-European Roots.


Verb

{{en-verb|refer|r|ed}}

  1. To direct the attention of.
  2. : The shop assistant referred me to the help desk on ground floor.
  3. To submit to an authority figure for consideration.
  4. : He referred the matter to the principal.
  5. To allude to, make a reference or allusion to.


Synonyms


Translations

  • Arabic:
  • Chinese: 談到, 谈到 (tándào)
  • Dutch: ,
  • Finnish: ,
  • French:
  • German:
  • Greek: {{t+|el|παραπέμπω|sc=Grek}} (parapémpo)
  • Hungarian: hivatkozni, vonatkozik
  • Dutch:
  • Greek: {{t+|el|παραπέμπω|sc=Grek}} (parapémpo)
  • Dutch:
  • Greek: {{t|el|αναφέρω|sc=Grek}} (anaféro)
  • Finnish:

Category:English palindromes

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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Refer \Re*fer"\, v. i.
1. To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's
self; as, to refer to a dictionary.
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In suits . . . it is to refer to some friend of
trust. --Bacon.
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2. To have relation or reference; to relate; to point; as,
the figure refers to a footnote.
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Of those places that refer to the shutting and
opening the abyss, I take notice of that in Job.
--Bp. Burnet.
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3. To carry the mind or thought; to direct attention; as, the
preacher referred to the late election.
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4. To direct inquiry for information or a guarantee of any
kind, as in respect to one's integrity, capacity,
pecuniary ability, and the like; as, I referred to his
employer for the truth of his story.
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Syn: To allude; advert; suggest; appeal.

Usage: Refer, Allude, Advert. We refer to a thing by
specifically and distinctly introducing it into our
discourse. We allude to it by introducing it
indirectly or indefinitely, as by something
collaterally allied to it. We advert to it by turning
off somewhat abruptly to consider it more at large.
Thus, Macaulay refers to the early condition of
England at the opening of his history; he alludes to
these statements from time to time; and adverts, in
the progress of his work, to various circumstances of
peculiar interest, on which for a time he dwells. "But
to do good is . . . that that Solomon chiefly refers
to in the text." --Sharp. "This, I doubt not, was that
artificial structure here alluded to." --T. Burnet.
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Now to the universal whole advert:
The earth regard as of that whole a part.
--Blackmore.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, 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.
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2. Hence: To send or direct away; to send or direct
elsewhere, as for treatment, aid, information, decision,
etc.; to make over, or pass over, to another; as, to refer
a student to an author; to refer a beggar to an officer;
to refer a bill to a committee; a court refers a matter of
fact to a commissioner for investigation, or refers a
question of law to a superior tribunal.
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3. To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to
assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason,
or ground of explanation; as, he referred the phenomena to
electrical disturbances.
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To refer one's self, to have recourse; to betake one's
self; to make application; to appeal. [Obs.]
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I'll refer me to all things sense. --Shak.
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WordNet refer
v 1: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection
with the invention" [syn: mention, advert, bring up,
cite, name]
2: have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of
questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to
your earlier comments" [syn: pertain, relate, concern,
come to, bear on, touch, touch on]
3: think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or
with a general group or in relation to another; "This
plant can be referred to a known species"
4: send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision;
"refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a
committee"
5: seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary";
"refer to your notes" [syn: consult, look up]
6: have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' " [syn: denote]
[also: referring, referred]
Moby Dictionary
account for , accredit , accredit with , accrete to , acknowledge ,
address to , advert , advert to , advise , advise with , affect , allude ,
allude to , answer to , appeal to , appertain to , apply , apply to ,
argue , ascribe to , ask , assign , assign to , attach to , attribute ,
attribute to , bargain , be construed as , be taken as , bear on ,
bear upon , belong to , bespeak , betoken , blame , blame for , blame on ,
blurt , blurt out , breathe , bring home to , bring into play ,
bring to attention , bring to notice , bring up , call attention to ,
call in , charge , charge on , charge to , check , cite , collogue ,
comment , commit , commune , compare notes , concern , confer ,
confer with , confess , connect , connect with , connote , consult ,
consult with , convert to use , correspond to , counsel , credit ,
credit with , cross-refer , cross-reference , deal with , deliberate ,
denominate , denote , designate , direct , direct attention to ,
direct to , discuss , discuss with , emblematize , enlist into service ,
exchange observations , exchange views , exclaim , fall back upon ,
fasten upon , father upon , figure , finger , fix on , fix upon ,
focus on , glance , go , hand in , hand over , hang on ,
have connection with , have conversations , have recourse to ,
hold conference , imply , import , impress , impute , impute to ,
indicate , inquire of , insert , instance , interest , interject ,
interpolate , introduce , invoke , involve , lay , lay to , let drop ,
let fall , liaise with , link with , look at , look to ,
make a cross-reference , make reference to , mean , mention , muse ,
name , negotiate , note , observe , opine , palaver , parley , pass on ,
pass over , pertain to , pick out , pin on , pinpoint , place upon ,
point at , point out , point to , powwow , put heads together ,
put in requisition , quote , reason with , recur , recur to , refer to ,
reference , reflect , regard , relate to , remark , repair , resort to ,
respect , revert to , run , saddle on , saddle with , say , select , send ,
set down to , settle upon , signify , sit down together ,
sit down with , speak , specify , spell , stand for , stigmatize , study ,
suggest , symbol , symbolize , take counsel , take note of , take to ,
take up with , talk over , talk to , tie in with , touch , touch on ,
touch upon , treat of , turn , turn to , turn to use , typify , use


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