English language

How to pronounce reference in English?

Toggle Transcript
Type Words
Synonyms character, character reference
Type of recommendation, good word, testimonial


requests for character references are all too often answered evasively.
Type Words
Synonyms source
Type of publication
Derivation refer


he carried an armful of references back to his desk.
Type Words
Synonyms consultation
Type of action
Derivation refer


reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer.
Type Words
Synonyms acknowledgment, citation, cite, credit, mention, quotation
Type of note, annotation, notation
Has types cross-index, photo credit, cross-reference
Type Words
Synonyms denotation, extension
Type of substance, meaning
Derivation refer, referent
Type Words
Synonyms mention
Type of remark, comment, input
Has types allusion, retrospection, name-dropping
Derivation refer


the speaker made several references to his wife.
Type Words
Synonyms address, computer address
Type of code, computer code
Has types argument, uniform resource locator, universal resource locator, url, parameter
Type Words
Synonyms book of facts, reference book, reference work
Type of book
Has types wordbook, annual, yearly, atlas, yearbook, book of maps, vade mecum, cookbook, cookery book, cyclopaedia, cyclopedia, directory, enchiridion, encyclopaedia, encyclopedia, handbook, instruction book, map collection, source book
Derivation refer


he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic.
Type Words
Synonyms cite
Type of compose, pen, write, indite


he referenced his colleagues' work.
Type Words
Synonyms point of reference, reference point
Type of indicator
Has types lubber line, mark, target, landmark, bench mark, benchmark, lubber's line, buoy, white line, lubber's mark, lubber's point


it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved.
Type Words
Type of meaning, substance
Derivation refer, referential


he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes.

Examples of reference

reference
The envelope contained a plastic bag of white powder and a reference to anthrax.
From the denverpost.com
That's part of the fun of the book, finding the points of reference, as it were.
From the latimes.com
Every time I saw my name in print, there would be a reference to my orientation.
From the businessweek.com
For that reason, we removed reference to that particular result from our report.
From the techcrunch.com
The changes you reference don't sound very balanced, but I need to look into it.
From the forbes.com
Take reference services, once the core of the public library's educational role.
From the telegraph.co.uk
I provide the following link in reference to my earlier comments in this thread.
From the economist.com
This grade, incidentally, is given without reference to his potential opponents.
From the theatlantic.com
Also, the average initial age of retirees in the reference pool is 70 years old.
From the theatlantic.com
More examples
  • Mention: a remark that calls attention to something or someone; "she made frequent mention of her promotion"; "there was no mention of it"; "the speaker made several references to his wife"
  • Refer to; "he referenced his colleagues' work"
  • Citation: a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage; "the student's essay failed to list several important citations"; "the acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book"; "the article includes mention of similar clinical cases"
  • Reference point: an indicator that orients you generally; "it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved"
  • Reference book: a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts; "he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic"
  • Character: a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability; "requests for character references are all too often answered evasively"
  • A reference, or a reference point, is the intensional use of one thing, a point of reference or reference state, to indicate something else . When reference is intended, what the reference points to is called the referent.
  • In the C++ programming language, a reference is a simple reference datatype that is less powerful but safer than the pointer type inherited from C. ...
  • In computer science, a reference is a value that enables a program to indirectly access a particular data item, such as a variable or a record, in the computer's memory or in some other storage device. ...