Definitions of refer [ɪˈfɜr]

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Definition of 'refer'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) refer
to direct to a person, place, etc., for information or anything required.

2.  refer
to direct the attention of:
The asterisk refers the reader to a footnote.

3.  refer
to submit for decision, information, etc.:
to refer a dispute to arbitration.

4.  refer
to assign to a class, period, etc.; classify.

5.  refer
to have relation; relate; apply.

6. (v.i.) refer
to direct attention.

7.  refer
to have recourse, as for aid or information.

8.  refer
to make reference or allusion.

Etymology: (1325–75; ME referren < L referre to bring back =re-re - +ferre to bring, bear¹)

Definition of 'refer'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer
make reference to
"His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

2. (verb) refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with
be relevant to
"There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

3. (verb) refer
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"

4. (verb) refer
send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision
"refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"

5. (verb) consult, refer, look up
seek information from
"You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"

6. (verb) denote, refer
have as a meaning
"`multi-' denotes `many' "

7. (verb) refer
use a name to designate
"Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary"

Definition of 'refer'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) refer
to indicate or mention
I was referring to his comment about the political situation.; She referred to me as "my little helper."

2.  refer
to mean or describe
"El Ni; ño" refers to a warming of surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.

3.  refer
to use to gain information
You may refer to your dictionary during the test.

4.  refer
to send to sb for help, advice, etc.
The doctor referred me to a cancer specialist.

Definition of 'refer'

Webster Dictionary

1. (verb) refer
to carry or send back

2. (verb) refer
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

3. (verb) refer
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

4. (verb) refer
to have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's self; as, to refer to a dictionary

5. (verb) refer
to have relation or reference; to relate; to point; as, the figure refers to a footnote

6. (verb) refer
to carry the mind or thought; to direct attention; as, the preacher referred to the late election

7. (verb) refer
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

Translation of 'refer'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to talk or write (about something); to mention He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book.
Afrikaans: verwys	Arabic: يُشير إلى، يَذْكُر	Bulgarian: отнасям
Brazilian: referir-se a	Czech: zmiňovat se, mluvit o	German: hinweisen
Danish: omtale	Greek: αναφέρω, αναφέρομαι	Spanish: referirse a, hacer alusió
Estonian: mainima, viitama	Farsi: اشاره کردن	Finnish: mainita
French: faire allusionà	Hebrew: לְהִתייַחֵס אֶל-	Hindi: सुपुर्द करना
Croatian: aludirati, pozvati se na	Hungarian: utal vkire, vmire	Indonesian: menyebut
Icelandic: vísa til, minnast á	Italian: alludere	Japanese: ～のことを言う
Korean: 언급하다	Lithuanian: kalbėti, užsiminti apie,	Latvian: norādīt; atsaukties (uz a
Malay: rujuk	Dutch: verwijzen	Norwegian: vise til, nevne
Polish: wspomnieć, przytoczyć	Persian: اشاره کردن	Pashto: رجوع كول، حواله كول، ليږل
Portuguese: referir-se a	Romanian: a face aluzie/referire l	Russian: упоминать
Slovak: zmieniť sa (o), hovoriť (	Slovenian: omeniti	Serbian: uputiti na
Swedish: nämna, hänvisa till	Thai: อ้างอิง	Turkish: ...-den söz etmek, ...-e
Taiwanese: 提到，談起	Ukrainian: згадувати	Urdu: حوالہ دینا
Vietnamese: nhắc tới	Chinese: 提到，（谈）到
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