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refer to — to mention or speak about someone or something

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: to mention or speak about someone or something

Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈfɜr tu/

Korean meaning: 언급하다, 말하다

Korean pronunciation: 리**퍼** 투

Example Sentences

  • My mom still refers to me as 'baby' even though I'm 30 years old.
  • When the boss said 'someone here is lazy,' everyone knew he was referring to Kevin who was napping at his desk.
  • The research paper refers to several recent studies on climate change.

refer to

NOUN

//rɪˈfɜr tu//

to mention or speak about someone or something

refer to concept
💡 Concept

The teacher referred students to the textbook for more information.

refer to mnemonic english
🧠 Mnemonic

Doctors referred the patient to a specialist for additional care.

refer to rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

She referred to her notes, preferred the best idea, and transferred it into the final project.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/rɪˈfɜr tu/
🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈfɜː tu/

🌳Etymology

Rootrefer
Suffix-to

Origin

From Latin 'referre', composed of the prefix 're-' (back) and 'ferre' (to carry or bear). The term originally meant 'to carry back' and evolved to mean 'to mention or allude to' in English.

🎵Rhyme

prefer todefer totransfer to
prefer to
defer to
transfer to

🔗Collocations

refer to someone as
refer to a dictionary
refer to the manual
refer to previous experience
frequently refer to
refer to notes

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My mom still refers to me as 'baby' even though I'm 30 years old.”

😄 Fun example

“When the boss said 'someone here is lazy,' everyone knew he was referring to Kevin who was napping at his desk.”

“The research paper refers to several recent studies on climate change.”

“Please refer to the user manual before calling customer service.”

📚Related Words

Synonyms

mentionciteallude topoint toindicate

Antonyms

ignoreoverlookomit

Related

referencereferralrefereeconsultationcitation

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