to refer

Examples

• All

• He's showing signs of what I refer to as savior behavior.

• After much thought, I eventually decided to refer to her simply by her first initial, B.

  Fiction book (2000)

• So as you can see, I refer these as SMART goals.

• I want you guys to refer to me now as Lord.

  IMPAULSIVE

• And he was like, oh, I want to refer you to my friend Gabrielle Union.

• Always refer to him as "Your Holiness."

  Seven Years in Tibet (1997)

• From now on, we refer to Hughes as "Octavio."

  The Hoax (2006)

• Jason, to your first question on timing, I refer to what I've said previously.

• Don't we always refer to you as "Honest" Pete Hartman?

  The Front Page (1974)

• In her presentation, she referred to several studies to support her argument.

Synonyms

C

to call

vsto refer

∞ 1.0

To give a name to someone or something and sometimes to say they are a certain kind

is used more broadly to use words for description or classification

L

to label

vsto refer

213 2.2

To describe someone with a single word or short term

is about using words more generally to indicate or mean things

R

to represent

vsto refer

126 2.6

Describe something in a particular way to show an idea

is about using a word or symbol specifically to name, mean, or classify

T

to term

vsto refer

• Formal

53 3.9

To call something by a particular name

is used in everyday or informal speech to mean or indicate things

D

to designate

vsto refer

50 4.6

To show a place or direction

is used to attach a word as a name instead of just pointing

A

to apply

vsto refer

49 3.5

Use a word to refer to a person or thing

is used more broadly to describe, indicate, or classify things

D

to denote

vsto refer

27 4.4

To be a sign or symbol of something

is the active use of words to describe, indicate, or classify things

How Specifically

to call

∞ 1.0

to refer

94 3.0

to denote

27 4.4

to signify

82 3.7

Surface Forms

Etymology