Refer
verb
To point towards something or direct someone's attention to something.
The manual refers you to page 20 for more information.
Often appears as...
- refer someone to
- refer to a previous instance
verb
To mention or allude to.
She referred to the incident as a misunderstanding.
Often appears as...
- refer to something as
- refer to an incident
verb
To send or direct someone to a professional for services or help.
The doctor referred him to a specialist for his heart condition.
Often appears as...
- refer to a specialist
- doctor refers
verb
To check information in a book or online resource.
I had to refer to the glossary to understand some of the terms.
Often appears as...
- refer to a book
- refer to a dictionary
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To pass a matter to a higher authority or expert for decision.
We had to refer the dispute to a mediator.
Often appears as...
- refer a matter
- refer a dispute
verb
To point towards something or direct someone's attention to something.
The manual refers you to page 20 for more information.
Often appears as...
- refer someone to
- refer to a previous instance
verb
To mention or allude to.
She referred to the incident as a misunderstanding.
Often appears as...
- refer to something as
- refer to an incident
verb
To send or direct someone to a professional for services or help.
The doctor referred him to a specialist for his heart condition.
Often appears as...
- refer to a specialist
- doctor refers
verb
To check information in a book or online resource.
I had to refer to the glossary to understand some of the terms.
Often appears as...
- refer to a book
- refer to a dictionary
Usage tips
Academic
verb
To pass a matter to a higher authority or expert for decision.
We had to refer the dispute to a mediator.
Often appears as...
- refer a matter
- refer a dispute
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Guidance Purpose
Used when guiding someone to a specific resource or part for information.
Refer to the user guide for installation steps.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Documents
Commonly used to instruct where to look in physical texts like books or manuals.
Please refer to the footnotes for citations.
Pro Tip 1/2Guidance Purpose
Used when guiding someone to a specific resource or part for information.
Refer to the user guide for installation steps.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Documents
Commonly used to instruct where to look in physical texts like books or manuals.
Please refer to the footnotes for citations.
Pro Tip 1/2Guidance Purpose
Used when guiding someone to a specific resource or part for information.
Refer to the user guide for installation steps.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Documents
Commonly used to instruct where to look in physical texts like books or manuals.
Please refer to the footnotes for citations.
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Seven Superpowered...
difference is that sharks have a long thin body like a sausage and rays are flattened like a pancake does that make anybody else want breakfast food just me well both sharks and rays are in a group called elasmobranks i like to refer to reyes as our flat flat friends because their superpower is place
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Are we in control of our...
And then, they said to the physicians, "You decided a few weeks ago that nothing is working for this patient. All these medications, nothing seems to be working. So you refer the patient for hip replacement therapy. Hip replacement. Okay?" So the patient is on a path to have his hip replaced.
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How I found a mythical...
to better constrain the problem and better understand the system, but from what the data is telling us now, it looks to be the result of a large hydrothermal system. Basically, it works like So, the deeper you go into the earth, the hotter it gets. We refer to this as the geothermal gradient.
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Newton’s three-body...
in one simulation it destabilized the entire inner solar system. This was no error; the astonishing variety in results reveals the truth that our solar system may be much less stable than it seems. Astrophysicists refer to this astonishing property of gravitational systems
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The infinite life of pi...
and continuing forever! That's why, instead of trying to write out an infinite number of digits every time, we just refer to it using the Greek letter pi. Nowadays, we test the speed of computers by having them calculate pi, and quantum computers have been able
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How interpreters juggle...
deal with challenging terminology, and handle a multitude of foreign accents. They may resort to acronyms to shorten long names, choose generic terms over specific, or refer to slides and other visual aides. They can even leave a term in the original language,
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Mysteries of vernacular:...
Another important visual device used to increase the prominence of certain portions of text was to set them off with large, ornate, and colorful capital letters, often surrounded by tiny, detailed paintings. The Italians began to refer
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Using language and time...
work a person only needs to know how to read but upon closer inspection one simple word or in this case the absence of it can contain a world of meaning I'm particularly interested in the way we use language to regard and refer to the
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The history of our world...
Each stage is magical because it creates the impression of something utterly new appearing almost out of nowhere in the universe. We refer in big history to these moments as threshold moments.
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Furries PIPE National...
he's far from alone he's just one of up to a million people worldwide who belonged to the furry fandom you think to refer you feel like you're free you're a furry like any other subculture
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Seven Superpowered...
difference is that sharks have a long thin body like a sausage and rays are flattened like a pancake does that make anybody else want breakfast food just me well both sharks and rays are in a group called elasmobranks i like to refer to reyes as our flat flat friends because their superpower is place
Video examples
Are we in control of our...
And then, they said to the physicians, "You decided a few weeks ago that nothing is working for this patient. All these medications, nothing seems to be working. So you refer the patient for hip replacement therapy. Hip replacement. Okay?" So the patient is on a path to have his hip replaced.
Video examples
How I found a mythical...
to better constrain the problem and better understand the system, but from what the data is telling us now, it looks to be the result of a large hydrothermal system. Basically, it works like So, the deeper you go into the earth, the hotter it gets. We refer to this as the geothermal gradient.
Video examples
Newton’s three-body...
in one simulation it destabilized the entire inner solar system. This was no error; the astonishing variety in results reveals the truth that our solar system may be much less stable than it seems. Astrophysicists refer to this astonishing property of gravitational systems
Video examples
The infinite life of pi...
and continuing forever! That's why, instead of trying to write out an infinite number of digits every time, we just refer to it using the Greek letter pi. Nowadays, we test the speed of computers by having them calculate pi, and quantum computers have been able
Video examples
How interpreters juggle...
deal with challenging terminology, and handle a multitude of foreign accents. They may resort to acronyms to shorten long names, choose generic terms over specific, or refer to slides and other visual aides. They can even leave a term in the original language,
Video examples
Mysteries of vernacular:...
Another important visual device used to increase the prominence of certain portions of text was to set them off with large, ornate, and colorful capital letters, often surrounded by tiny, detailed paintings. The Italians began to refer
Video examples
Using language and time...
work a person only needs to know how to read but upon closer inspection one simple word or in this case the absence of it can contain a world of meaning I'm particularly interested in the way we use language to regard and refer to the
Video examples
The history of our world...
Each stage is magical because it creates the impression of something utterly new appearing almost out of nowhere in the universe. We refer in big history to these moments as threshold moments.
Video examples
Furries PIPE National...
he's far from alone he's just one of up to a million people worldwide who belonged to the furry fandom you think to refer you feel like you're free you're a furry like any other subculture
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Yuri Lowenthal
American Actor
I love when I go to conventions, and often it'll be the younger kids who will refer to us by our character names - how can you not find that absolutely charming? I remember when I used to go to conventions when I was a kid when I would stand in long lines to get people's autograph.
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Li Keqiang
Chinese Politician
The term 'Xiaokang' is used today to refer to a society where people can receive education, get paid through work, have access to medical services and old-age support, have a shelter and more than enough food and clothing, and lead a well-off life.
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Richard M. DeVos
American Businessman
I still refer to myself as a 'cheerleader' because I keep encouraging others to have confidence and to use their talents to follow their dreams. It's been one of the most important reasons for my success and my helping others succeed.
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Richard Griffiths
English Actor
Every time I've talked about my family in the past, people have ended up getting upset. So I said to my friends and family: 'I shan't refer to you at all, and there's nothing for you to get upset about. There's the deal.
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William Least Heat-Moon
American Writer
It's difficult to write a book where a character is on virtually every page of the book but you cannot refer to his or her gender. It gets rid of every his, her, she and he.
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Farrah Abraham
American Entertainer
Children already ignore others and take time on their own, and I think that is something adults should refer back to as they deal with the everyday hustle of the world.
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Jeffrey Gitomer
American Author
When you hear bosses talk about their best salespeople, they often refer to them as rock stars. It's the highest praise your boss can give someone on your team.
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Luis Suarez
Uruguayan Athlete
Negro' can refer to anyone with dark hair as well as dark skin, and I've been used to the word being used in Spanish in this way all my life.
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Giancarlo Esposito
American Actor
I never like to refer back to anything I've done when I'm working on a character, even if that character has the same occupation.
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Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
American Author
I prefer to write about what we refer to as 'the supernatural' versus everyday life. Humans, by themselves, bore me.
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Yuri Lowenthal
American Actor
I love when I go to conventions, and often it'll be the younger kids who will refer to us by our character names - how can you not find that absolutely charming? I remember when I used to go to conventions when I was a kid when I would stand in long lines to get people's autograph.
Quote examples
Li Keqiang
Chinese Politician
The term 'Xiaokang' is used today to refer to a society where people can receive education, get paid through work, have access to medical services and old-age support, have a shelter and more than enough food and clothing, and lead a well-off life.
Quote examples
Richard M. DeVos
American Businessman
I still refer to myself as a 'cheerleader' because I keep encouraging others to have confidence and to use their talents to follow their dreams. It's been one of the most important reasons for my success and my helping others succeed.
Quote examples
Richard Griffiths
English Actor
Every time I've talked about my family in the past, people have ended up getting upset. So I said to my friends and family: 'I shan't refer to you at all, and there's nothing for you to get upset about. There's the deal.
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William Least Heat-Moon
American Writer
It's difficult to write a book where a character is on virtually every page of the book but you cannot refer to his or her gender. It gets rid of every his, her, she and he.
Quote examples
Farrah Abraham
American Entertainer
Children already ignore others and take time on their own, and I think that is something adults should refer back to as they deal with the everyday hustle of the world.
Quote examples
Jeffrey Gitomer
American Author
When you hear bosses talk about their best salespeople, they often refer to them as rock stars. It's the highest praise your boss can give someone on your team.
Quote examples
Luis Suarez
Uruguayan Athlete
Negro' can refer to anyone with dark hair as well as dark skin, and I've been used to the word being used in Spanish in this way all my life.
Quote examples
Giancarlo Esposito
American Actor
I never like to refer back to anything I've done when I'm working on a character, even if that character has the same occupation.
Quote examples
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
American Author
I prefer to write about what we refer to as 'the supernatural' versus everyday life. Humans, by themselves, bore me.
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