refer

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ɹɪˈfɜː/]

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Senses

1. refer (verb) — sense 1

Definition: To direct the attention of (someone toward something).

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

2. refer (verb) — sense 2

Definition: To submit to (another person or group) for consideration; to send or direct elsewhere.

Example: He referred the matter to the principal.

3. refer (verb) — sense 3

Definition: 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.

Example: He referred the phenomena to electrical disturbances.

4. refer (noun) — sense 4

Definition: A blurb on the front page of a newspaper issue or section that refers the reader to the full story inside the issue or section by listing its slug or headline and its page number.

Example: A refer on page 1 of the Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, edition of The Herald-News contained incorrect information about the story “Neighbors at odds over Joliet liquor license” that appeared on Page 4 of the same edition.

Structure of the word

Roots:

bʰer (Proto-Indo-European)

Connections

Roots: bʰer

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