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Meaning of 'refer'
Meaning of 'refer' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Refer 
[ v. i.]
- To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's
self; as, to refer to a dictionary. [ v. i.]- To have relation or reference; to relate; to point; as, the figure refers to a footnote.
- To carry the mind or thought; to direct attention; as, the preacher referred to the late election.
- To direct inquiry for information or a guarantee of any kind, as in respect to one's integrity, capacity, pecuniary ability, and the like; as, I referred to his employer for the truth of his story.
2. Refer [ v. t.]
- To carry or send back. [ v. t.]- Hence: To send or direct away; to send or direct elsewhere, as for treatment, aid, information, decision, etc.; to make over, or pass over, to another; as, to refer a student to an author; to refer a beggar to an officer; to refer a bill to a committee; a court refers a matter of fact to a commissioner for investigation, or refers a question of law to a superior tribunal.
- To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason, or ground of explanation; as, he referred the phenomena to electrical disturbances.
Meaning of 'refer' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. refer [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- use a name to designate
- use a name to designate
Example in sentence:
- Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary
Meaning (2):
- make reference to
- make reference to
Example in sentence:
- His name was mentioned in connection with the invention
Meaning (3):
- send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision
- send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision
Example in sentence:
- refer a bill to a committee;
- refer a patient to a specialist
Meaning (4):
- be relevant to
- be relevant to
Example in sentence:
- My remark pertained to your earlier comments;
- There were lots of questions referring to her talk
Meaning (5):
- think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another
- think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another
Example in sentence:
- This plant can be referred to a known species
Meaning (6):
- seek information from
- seek information from
Example in sentence:
- refer to your notes;
- You should consult the dictionary
Meaning (7):
- have as a meaning
- have as a meaning
Example in sentence:
- `multi-' denotes `many'
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