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refer
[ ri-fur ]
verb (used with object)
- to direct for information or anything required:
He referred me to books on astrology.
- to direct the attention or thoughts of:
The asterisk refers the reader to a footnote.
- to hand over or submit for information, consideration, treatment, assistance, decision, etc.:
They were forced to refer the argument to arbitration.
The doctor will decide whether to carry out blood tests in the office or to refer the patient to a hospital.
- to recommend:
My electrician went above and beyond, and I would definitely refer her to a friend.
- to assign to a class, period, etc.; regard as belonging or related:
Animals referred to the phylum Platyhelminthes are also known as flatworms due to their flattened bodies.
Synonyms: , ,
verb phrase
- to have recourse or resort to; turn to, as for aid or information:
I can't remember the answer offhand, so I'll have to refer to my notes.
- to mention; speak briefly of:
The author referred to his teachers twice in the article.
- to relate to; apply to; mean or denote:
The term 鈥渃ontingency fee鈥 refers to an arrangement where legal fees are due to the attorney only if the case is successful.
- to direct attention to, as a reference mark does:
Each number refers to an endnote.
refer
/ r瑟藞f蓽藧r蓹b蓹l; r瑟藞f蓽藧; 藞r蓻f蓹r蓹b蓹l /
verb
- intr to make mention (of)
- tr to direct the attention of (someone) for information, facts, etc
the reader is referred to Chomsky, 1965
- intr to seek information (from)
I referred to a dictionary of English usage
he referred to his notes
- intr to be relevant (to); pertain or relate (to)
this song refers to an incident in the Civil War
- tr to assign or attribute
Cromwell referred his victories to God
- tr to hand over for consideration, reconsideration, or decision
to refer a complaint to another department
- tr to hand back to the originator as unacceptable or unusable
- tr to fail (a student) in an examination
- tr to send back (a thesis) to a student for improvement
- refer to drawera request by a bank that the payee consult the drawer concerning a cheque payable by that bank (usually because the drawer has insufficient funds in his account), payment being suspended in the meantime
- tr to direct (a patient) for treatment to another doctor, usually a specialist
- tr social welfare to direct (a client) to another agency or professional for a service
Usage
Derived Forms
- 谤别藞蹿别谤谤别谤, noun
- 谤别藞蹿别谤谤补濒, noun
- referable, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 谤别蹿路别谤路补路产濒别 谤别路蹿别谤路谤补路产濒别 谤别路蹿别谤路谤颈路产濒别 [ref, -er-, uh, -b, uh, l, ri-, fur, -], adjective
- 谤别路蹿别谤路谤别谤 noun
- 尘颈蝉路谤别路蹿别谤 verb misreferred misreferring
- 辫谤别路谤别路蹿别谤 verb (used with object) prereferred prereferring
- 耻苍路谤别路蹿别谤谤别诲 adjective
- 飞别濒濒-谤别路蹿别谤谤别诲 adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of refer1
Example Sentences
When you think about the culture of cowboys, they were actually Black men, but they would not refer to them as men, so they called them 鈥渂oys鈥 鈥 鈥渃owboys.鈥
Cell site analysis, which tracks the movements of a mobile phone, and automatic number plate recognition cameras, which follow the progress of a car, have been repeatedly referred to.
He's referring to the "Protect the Downs" group on Facebook that has been set up calling for vans to be removed from the area.
鈥淛ohn Wayne loved us so much. He would do just about anything you would ask him to do. He did one sketch where he was Gladys鈥 husband,鈥 she said, referring to her famous character.
District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers upped the stakes for Apple by referring the case to prosecutors for a possible criminal probe.
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