to refer
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3.3
- verb
- /rɪˈfɜr/
:
consultar
- Students are encouraged to refer to the textbook for additional explanations and examples.
- Please refer to
- refer back to
One of the best that I would refer to is Conzon's writing.
- One of the best that I would refer to is Conzon's writing.
- Let me start by pointing this out as an example, and then we'll refer to some actual statistics that we're seeing.
- So let me just be specific in terms of recommendations by first referring back to the President's Task force report.
Examples
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In case you'd like to refer to the session later.
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So what else is there that I could refer to in particular?
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And this whole process, the whole process itself is something we refer to as top down design.
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Do they expect the public to refer to them that way?
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In the SORT session, we refer clients into treatment and to other appropriate resources.
Academic text (2008) -
What are you referring to when you say I took your idea?
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Do your kids have lessons like things that they can refer to when completing work?
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I would like to refer to the efficiency report made at the school about Mr. Petersen.
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The armored convoy you refer to is departing the facility as we speak.
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Roger, a 7-year-old first-grade student, was referred by his classroom teacher for disruptive and inattentive behavior in class.
Academic text (2011)
Synonyms
357
1.4
To find information about something in a book, list, or online
292
3.5
Ask a person or book for advice before deciding
Antonyms
How Thoroughly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Refer comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and ferre 'to carry', and you can see it in the word reference. So when you refer to a book or chart, you 'bring' your attention back to that source for information.