[
UK
/ɹɪfɹˈɛnt/
]
NOUN
- something that refers; a term that refers to another term
- the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate
- something referred to; the object of a reference
ADJECTIVE
-
having reference
judgments referent to the indictment
How To Use referent In A Sentence
- They are only preparing them for the preferential treatment awaiting them when they become hardened criminals in modern jails. The Sun
- Conclusions obtained have certain referential value for parameters adjustment.
- This loss in yearly disposable income would occur if Britain adapted a trading agreement which involved the loss of preferential trade links with the EU. Times, Sunday Times
- It is actually something of a challenge to locate sentences in The Structure of Evolutionary Theory that are not unwieldy, ridiculously self-referential, and grotesquely polysyllabic.
- Ola also claimed certain couples get preferential treatment when it comes to routines and song choices. The Sun
- This message, even when presented figuratively, uses extra linguistic referents to bring it in touch with the reality around us.
- The map is a referential structure; inside a coordinate system all can be referenced laying the gridwork for reality.
- We focus on linguistic signals of discourse coherence, such as connectives (because, although) and referential expressions (anaphors, cataphors).
- Call us a bunch of self-referential, mocking, postmodern deconstructionist ironicists, if you will. Times, Sunday Times
- Over six years ago, the Association put forward proposals, which would rank farmers as preferential creditors for agricultural produce supplied by them.
