Definitions for refer
rɪˈfɜrre·fer

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, referverb

   make reference to

   "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"

2. refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe withverb

   be relevant to

   "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

3. referverb

   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. referverb

   send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision

   "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"

5. consult, refer, look upverb

   seek information from

   "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"

6. denote, referverb

   have as a meaning

   "`multi-' denotes `many' "

7. referverb

   use a name to designate

   "Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. referverb

   To direct the attention of.

   The shop assistant referred me to the help desk on ground floor.

2. referverb

   To submit to an authority figure for consideration.

   He referred the matter to the principal.

3. referverb

   To allude to, make a reference or allusion to.

4. Etymology: * From referren, from referer, from referre, from re- + ferre; see bher- in Indo-European Roots.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To REFERverb

   Etymology: refero, Lat. referer, Fr.

   1. To dismiss for information or judgment.

   Those causes the divine historian refers us to, and not to any productions out of nothing. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

   2. To betake for decision.

   The heir of his kingdom hath referred herself unto a poor, but worthy gentleman. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   3. To reduce to, as to the ultimate end.

   You profess and practise to refer all things to yourself. Francis Bacon.

   4. To reduce, as to a class.

   The salts, predominant in quick lime, we refer rather to lixiviate, than acid. Robert Boyle, on Colours.

2. To Referverb

   To respect; to have relation.

   Of those places, that refer to the shutting and opening the abyss, I take notice of that in Job. Burnet.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. refer

   To refer means to mention or indicate something or someone specifically, often by directing attention or seeking information from a different source, such as a book, person, or document. It can also refer to the act of sending or directing someone to a particular place, person, or resource for further assistance or information.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Referverb

   to carry or send back

2. Referverb

   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. Referverb

   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. Referverb

   to have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's self; as, to refer to a dictionary

5. Referverb

   to have relation or reference; to relate; to point; as, the figure refers to a footnote

6. Referverb

   to carry the mind or thought; to direct attention; as, the preacher referred to the late election

7. Referverb

   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

8. Etymology: [F. rfrer, L. referre; pref. re- re- + ferre to bear. See Bear to carry.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. refer

   refer is a program for managing bibliographic references, and citing them in troff documents. It is implemented as a troff preprocessor. refer was written by Mike E. Lesk at Bell Laboratories in or before 1978, and is now available as part of most Unix-like operating systems. A free reimplementation exists as part of the groff package. refer works with a reference file, a text file where the author lists works to which she might want to refer. One such reference might look like: The author then can refer to it in her troff document by listing keywords which uniquely match this reference: refer sees little use today, primarily because troff itself is not used much for longer technical writing that might need software support for reference and citation management.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Refer

   rē-fėr, v.t. to submit to another person or authority: to assign: to reduce: to carry back: to trace back: to hand over for consideration: to deliver over, as to refer a matter: to appeal: to direct for information.—v.i. to direct the attention: to give a reference: to have reference or recourse: to relate: to allude:—pr.p. refer′ring; pa.t. and pa.p. referred′.—adjs. Ref′erable, Refer′rible, that may be referred or assigned to.—ns. Referēē′, one to whom anything is referred: an arbitrator, umpire, or judge; Ref′erence, the act of referring: a submitting for information or decision: relation: allusion: one who, or that which, is referred to: (law) the act of submitting a dispute for investigation or decision: a testimonial: a direction in a book, a quotation; Ref′erence-Bī′ble, a Bible having references to parallel passages; Ref′erence-book, a book to be referred to or consulted, as an encyclopædia; Ref′erence-Lī′brary, a library containing books to be consulted only in the premises.—n.pl. Ref′erence-marks (print.), the characters *, †, &c., used to refer to notes, &c.—ns. Referendar′, in Germany, a legal probationer who has passed the first of the two examinations for the judicial service; Referen′dary, one to whose decision a cause is referred, a referee: formerly a public official whose duty was to procure, execute, and despatch diplomas and charters, or who served as the medium of communication with a sovereign: the official through whom the patriarch of Constantinople communicates with the civil authorities; Referen′dum, in Switzerland, the right of the people to have all legislative acts passed in the Federal or Cantonal Assemblies referred to them en masse.—adj. Referen′tial, containing a reference: pointing or referring to something else.—adv. Referen′tially, in the way of reference.—ns. Refer′ment; Refer′rer. [O. Fr. referer (référer)—L. referre, to carry back—re-, back, ferre, to carry.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'refer' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2813

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'refer' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2010

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'refer' in Verbs Frequency: #166

Anagrams for refer »

1. freer

How to pronounce refer?

1. Alex

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of refer in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of refer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of refer in a Sentence

1. Xing Zhaopeng:

   The medium-term lending facility (MLF) rate and Loan Prime Rate (LPR) will be cut at the same pace this month. We believe this cut is a signal to urge all loans to refer LPR as the benchmark so that the PBOC can improve the effectiveness of monetary policy transmission.

2. United States:

   As United States attorney( Whitaker) spoke at Christian Coalition events and would often refer to bringing God into his decision-making process and being guided by God's hand.

3. Ayanna Pressley:

   The remarks from the occupant of our White House --I will always refer to him as the occupant as he is only occupying space, and does not embody the grace, the empathy, the compassion, the integrity that that office requires and that the American people deserve.

4. Lisa Goodpaster:

   Candy has always been very intelligent, and what one might refer to as a type A personality: very organized, very passionate and knew what she wanted, i think the Candy of today is still very much all of those things, but she has used these traits in a positive way to move herself forward, instead of working against herself and self-sabotaging. She now isn't just as successful on the outside, as she always was, but her success is coming from a deeper place on the inside as well.

5. Bernadette Meehan:

   We have no new information to share regarding North Korea today, we have no new information to share regarding North Korea today. If in fact North Korea’s Internet has gone down, we’d refer you to that government for comment.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=refer
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Refer
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=refer
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refer
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=refer
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=refer