refer
(verb)
verb
1. make reference to
Similar word(s): advert, cite, mention, name
Definition categories: communication, mean
2. be relevant to
- There were lots of questions referring to her talk
Similar word(s): concern, pertain, relate, touch
Definition categories: stative
3. think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another
- This plant can be referred to a known species
Definition categories: cognition, assort, class, classify, separate, sort
4. send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision
- refer a patient to a specialist
- refer a bill to a committee
Definition categories: motion, direct, send
5. seek information from
- refer to your notes
Similar word(s): consult
Definition categories: communication, research
6. have as a meaning
Similar word(s): denote
Definition categories: communication, intend, mean, signify
7. use a name to designate
- Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary
Definition categories: communication, call, name
Sentences with refer as a verb:
- The shop assistant referred me to the help desk on ground floor.
- He referred the matter to the principal.
- to refer a patient to a psychiatrist
- He referred the phenomena to electrical disturbances.