refer

  • 41refer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. submit, commit, send, direct, assign, ascribe, attribute. See evidence. v. i. allude, advert, apply, concern, appeal. See relation, attribution. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To concern] Syn. regard,… …

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  • 42refer — [14] To refer something is etymologically to ‘carry it back’. The word comes via Old French referer from Latin referre, a compound verb formed from the prefix re ‘back’ and ferre ‘carry’ (source of English fertile and related to English bear). Of …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 43refer — verb 1) he referred to errors in the article Syn: mention, make reference to, allude to, touch on, speak of/about, talk of/about, write about, comment on, deal with, point out, call attention to 2) the matter has been referred to my insurers Syn …

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  • 44refer — verb the matter has been referred to my insurers Syn: pass, direct, hand on/over, send on, transfer, entrust, assign Phrases: refer to …

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  • 45refer to — 1) he referred to errors in the article Syn: mention, allude to, touch on, speak of/about, talk of/about, write about, comment on, point out, call attention to 2) these figures refer only to 2001 Syn: apply to …

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  • 46refer — re•fer [[t]rɪˈfɜr[/t]] v. ferred, fer•ring 1) to direct to a person, place, etc., for information or anything required 2) to direct the attention of: The asterisk refers the reader to a footnote[/ex] 3) to submit for decision, information, etc.:… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 47refer —   Pili (intransitive); waiho (as to a committee).    ♦ Refer concisely or exactly, pili pono …

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  • 48refer — /rɪ fɜ:/ verb ♦ ‘refer to drawer’ (R/D) words written on a cheque which a bank refuses to pay and returns it to the person who wrote it ♦ the bank referred the cheque to drawer the bank returned the cheque to person who wrote it because there was …

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  • 49refer — To make a reference. To submit a case to a referee for his decision or report. To refer a matter imports a reference in the common form; that is, to empower referees to decide, in case of necessity, by a majority, and to proceed upon hearing one… …

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  • 50refer — [14] To refer something is etymologically to ‘carry it back’. The word comes via Old French referer from Latin referre, a compound verb formed from the prefix re ‘back’ and ferre ‘carry’ (source of English fertile and related to English bear). Of …

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