[
UK
/ɹɪfˈɜː/
]
[ US /ɹəˈfɝ, ɹɪˈfɝ/ ]
[ US /ɹəˈfɝ, ɹɪˈfɝ/ ]
VERB
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seek information from
You should consult the dictionary
refer to your notes -
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 -
use a name to designate
Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary -
make reference to
His name was mentioned in connection with the invention -
have as a meaning
`multi-' denotes `many' -
be relevant to
There were lots of questions referring to her talk
My remark pertained to your earlier comments -
send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision
refer a patient to a specialist
refer a bill to a committee
How To Use refer In A Sentence
- The new taxon is named Gamerabaena, and the authors note, under etymology, "'Gamera refers to the fictional, firebreathing turtle from the 1965 movie Gamera, in allusion to his fire-breathing capabilities and the Hell Creek Formation ... "Look at everything around us. Look at everything we've done."
- Mass culture is supposedly a leveler and globalizer - by definition, we all share mass cultural references.
- She was carrying her overnight case and a basket of dried flowers-statice, strawflower, and immortelle in the pastel colors referred to in seed catalogues as "art shades": fawn, apricot, mauve, and pale yellow. Incubus
- A bit of background about me - I do hardware, firmware, and driver development by profession, so I think I'm qualified to provide a guess as to what and where it went wrong: for any computer, there's the initial "bootloader," which is what we commonly refer to as Discussions: Message List - root
- Which of them will prefer football and which the ant nest, we'll have to wait and see.
- These positions are frequently referred to respectively as objectivism and constructionism.
- Referring to some of the songs of that year, it complained that ‘some fellow gets shot, and his baby and his best friend both die with him, and some cat's crying or ready to die’.
- Their preferences ultimately shaped the place of worship that Warren built, and the result of that consumer-driven approach to creating Saddleback is a deliberately contemporary, highly professionalized operation with a carefully orchestrated feel-good atmosphere. American Grace
- The results showed that cumulative OP exposure from about two-dozen foods often exceeded a child's acceptable Reference Dose (RfD).
- Keep the list of numbers near the phone for easy reference.
