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refer /ri-fûrˈ/ transitive verb (referrˈing; referredˈ)- To assign (to)
- To impute (to)
- To attribute (to)
- To bring into relation (to)
- To deliver, commit or submit (to)
- To hand over for consideration (to)
- To direct for information, confirmation, testimonials, or whatever is required (to)
- To direct the attention of (to)
- To postpone (obsolete)
- To recount (archaic)
- To direct to sit an examination again
- To reproduce, represent (obsolete)
intransitive verb- (with to in all cases) to have relation or application, to relate
- To direct the attention
- To turn for information, confirmation, etc
- To turn, apply or have recourse
- To make mention or allusion
ORIGIN: L referre to carry back, from ferre to carry referable /refˈər-ə-bl or ri-fûrˈi-bl/ (sometimes referrable /-fûrˈ/ or referrible /-ferˈ/) adjective That may be referred or assigned referee /ref-ə-rēˈ/ noun (informal shortening ref) - A person to whom anything is referred
- An arbitrator, umpire or judge
- A person willing to provide a testimonial
transitive verb To act as referee for intransitive verb To act as referee refˈerence noun - The act of referring
- A submitting for information or decision
- The act of submitting a dispute for investigation or decision (law)
- Relation
- Allusion
- A person who is referred to
- A testimonial
- A person willing to provide this
- A direction to a book or passage
- A book or passage used for reference
transitive verb- To make a reference to
- To provide (a book, etc) with references to other sources
adjective (of a price, point on a scale, etc) providing a standard to which others may be referred for comparison referendary /-endˈə-ri/ noun (obsolete) - A referee
- Formerly a court official who was the medium of communication with the Pope, emperor, etc
referenˈdum noun (pl referenˈda or referenˈdums) The principle or practice of submitting a question directly to the vote of the entire electorate refˈerent noun - The object of reference or discussion
- The first term in a proposition
referential /-enˈshl/ adjective - Containing a reference
- Having reference (to)
- Used for reference
referenˈtially adverb referrˈal noun Act or instance of referring or being referred, esp to another person or organization for, eg consideration, treatment, etc referrˈer noun reference book noun - A book to be consulted on occasion, not for consecutive reading
- A pass book (S Afr)
reference library noun A library whose books may not be taken away on loan refˈerence-mark noun A character, such as *, †, or a superscript figure, used to refer to notes, etc referred pain noun Pain felt in a part of the body other than its source terms of reference - A guiding statement defining the scope of an investigation or similar piece of work
- The scope itself
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