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refer to as — to call or describe someone or something by a particular name or term

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to call or describe someone or something by a particular name or term

Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈfɝː tuː æz/

Example Sentences

  • My cat is so lazy that my family refers to her as 'the CEO of the couch.'
  • Seoul is often referred to as the 'City of Kimchi and Coffee' by tourists.
  • In the report, the new policy is referred to as a 'temporary measure.'

refer to as

VERB

[/rɪˈfɝː tuː æz/]

to call or describe someone or something by a particular name or term

Locals refer to as 'the sleeping giant' the mountain looming over the village.
💡 Concept

Locals refer to as 'the sleeping giant' the mountain looming over the village.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/rɪˈfɝː tuː æz/
🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈfɜː tuː æz/

🌳Etymology

Prefixre--
Rootfer
Suffix-to as

Origin

The verb 'refer' derives from Latin 'referre', combining 're-' (again) and 'ferre' (to carry, bring). Originally meaning 'to bring back' or 'to report', it evolved to denote the act of bringing forward a specific designation or name for something, eventually developing into the modern sense of 'to call by a particular name or designation'.

Breakdown

re- (again) + ferre (to carry, bring) = referre (to report, bring back). When combined with the construction 'to ~ as', the phrase expresses 'to designate or call A by the name B', where 'as' marks the new designation applied to the object.

🎵Rhyme

prefer todefer totransfer to
prefer to
defer to
transfer to

🔗Collocations

refer to A as B
often referred to as
commonly referred to as
widely referred to as
sometimes referred to as
referred to as "the father of"
officially referred to as

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My cat is so lazy that my family refers to her as 'the CEO of the couch.'”

😄 Fun example

“Seoul is often referred to as the 'City of Kimchi and Coffee' by tourists.”

“In the report, the new policy is referred to as a 'temporary measure.'”

“Albert Einstein is commonly referred to as one of the greatest scientists in history.”

😄 Fun example

“My little brother refers to broccoli as 'evil green trees' and refuses to eat it.”

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