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How to pronounce refer in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bear on, come to, concern, have to do with, pertain, relate, touch, touch on
Has types interest, hold, go for, apply, affect, revolve about, center, center on, regard, matter to, concentrate on, involve, focus on, revolve around
Verb group advert, allude, touch
Derivation reference


There were lots of questions referring to her talk.
Type Words
Synonyms consult, look up
Type of research
Derivation reference


refer to your notes.
Type Words
Synonyms denote
Type of mean, intend, signify, stand for
Has types return, apply, come back, convolute, euphemise, euphemize, express, hark back, identify, name, pervert, recall, slur, sophisticate, state, twist, twist around
Verb group denote
Derivation reference
Type Words
Synonyms advert, bring up, cite, mention, name
Type of mean, have in mind, think of
Has types raise, commend, namedrop, touch on, quote, remember, cite, bring up, appeal, dredge up, drag up, speak of the devil, invoke, cross-refer
Derivation reference
Type Words
Type of direct, send
Has types submit, recommit
Derivation referee, reference, referral


refer a patient to a specialist.
refer a bill to a committee.
Type Words
Type of class, assort, sort, separate, sort out, classify
Derivation reference


This plant can be referred to a known species.
Type Words
Type of name, call, be known as, know as


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

Examples of refer

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The more people you refer, the higher-level cash back you get on their spending.
From the foxbusiness.com
Now, on chilly days when I pull my jacket on, I refer to it as my $3,000 jacket.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Mr Obama was expected to refer to rancorous political discourse only fleetingly.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Officially, only Finland and Sweden refer to their uppermost reaches as Lapland.
From the nzherald.co.nz
If you are a startup founder, you'll want to bookmark this and refer back to it.
From the techcrunch.com
He did not refer to extra dimensions in the way that most quantum physicists do.
From the newscientist.com
It is your responsibility to refer to the Terms whenever you access the Website.
From the independent.co.uk
Muslims refer to me as such because I do not believe in or respect their leader.
From the ocregister.com
Yet our state auditor has chosen to not refer the case to state law enforcement.
From the kentucky.com
More examples
  • Mention: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
  • Be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
  • 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"
  • Send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"
  • Consult: seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"
  • Denote: have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "
  • Use a name to designate; "Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary"
  • Refer or Referral may refer to:
  • A committee (or "commission") is a body of one or more persons that is subordinate to a deliberative assembly. Usually, the assembly sends matters into a committee as a way to explore them more fully than would be possible if the assembly itself were considering them...