refer

/ri'fə:/

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The teacher asked the students to refer to the textbook for the answer.

Definition

Verb (Transitive):
- To direct someone or something to a different person or place for information, help, action, or a decision.
- To mention or allude to someone or something.
- To classify or regard something as belonging to a particular category or relating to a specific thing.
Verb (Intransitive):
- To look at or consult a source of information.
- To be relevant or relate to a particular subject or person.
- To mention or speak about someone or something.

Usage

Transitive Verb (to direct):
- The doctor will refer the patient to a specialist.
- Please refer all technical questions to the support team.
Transitive Verb (to mention):
- She referred to our earlier agreement during the meeting.
- He referred his success to the support of his family.
Intransitive Verb (to consult):
- For the exact definition, refer to the dictionary.
- I had to refer to my notes to answer the question.
Intransitive Verb (to be relevant):
- The new policy refers only to full-time employees.
- These statistics refer to the previous fiscal year.

Advanced Usage

"refer to as": to call someone or something by a particular name or title.
- This condition is often referred to as "seasonal affective disorder".
"referred pain": (Medical term) pain felt in a part of the body other than its actual source.
- A heart attack can cause referred pain in the left arm.

Variants and Related Words

Reference (n): The act of referring to something or a source of information.
- This book is an excellent reference for grammar rules.
Referral (n): The act of sending someone to an expert or specialist, or the person who is sent.
- I need a referral from my doctor to see the cardiologist.
Referent (n): The specific thing that a word or phrase denotes or stands for.
- In the sentence "The cat is sleeping," the referent of "the cat" is the actual animal.

Synonyms

Related Phrasal Verbs

Refer back to: To return a matter to someone for further consideration or to consult something again.
- The committee referred the proposal back to the subcommittee for revision.
- Let me refer back to my earlier point.

Related Idioms

Cross-refer: To refer from one part of a book, index, etc., to another.
- The textbook cross-refers the reader to the glossary for definitions.
For future reference: For use or consultation at a later time.
- Keep this manual for future reference.

The teacher asked the students to refer to the textbook for the answer.

Verb

use a name to designate
- Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary
have as a meaning
- `multi-' denotes `many'
seek information from
- You should consult the dictionary
- refer to your notes
send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision
- refer a patient to a specialist
- refer a bill to a committee
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
be relevant to
- There were lots of questions referring to her talk
- My remark pertained to your earlier comments
make reference to
- His name was mentioned in connection with the invention

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