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refer

Definition

  • verb: to send (someone or something) to a particular person or place for treatment, help, advice, etc.
  • verb: to think of, regard, or classify within a general category or group
  • usually + 'to'
  • synonyms: account for, accredit, accredit with

Examples

  • The numbers shown in the text 'refer to' footnotes at the bottom of the page.

  • How can doctors 'refer' patients for treatment without examining them first?

  • The company is 'referring' people 'to' its Web site for more information.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) She's jealous. She's ordinary and you're special. - Hi, I'm James. - Hi, I'm Lily. The prophecy did not refer to a woman. It spoke about a boy born at the end of the July. Yes, but he thinks it's her son! He intends to hunt them down and to kill them. (..)
    2011 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2