HyperDic: refer

English > 7 senses of the word *refer*:
VERB	communication	refer, mention, advert, bring up, cite, name	make reference to
	stative	refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have to do with	be relevant to
	cognition	refer	think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle / principle or with a general group or in relation to another
	motion	refer	send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision
	communication	refer, consult, look up	seek information from
	communication	refer, denote	have as a meaning / meaning
	communication	refer	use a name to designate

refer > pronunciation
Sounds	rahfer'; rihfer'
Rhymes	aquifer ... zephyr / Zephyr: 60 rhymes with fer...

English > *refer*: 7 senses > verb 1, communication
Meaning	make reference to.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	mention, advert, bring up, cite, name
Narrower	commend, remember	mention as by way of greeting or to indicate friendship
	cross-refer	refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books, and lists
	drag up, dredge up	mention something unpleasant from the past
	invoke, appeal	cite as an authority
	namedrop	refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors admire in order to try to impress them
	quote, cite	refer to for illustration or proof
	raise, bring up	Put forward for consideration or discussion
	remember	mention favorably, as in prayer
	speak of the devil	mention someone's name who just then appears
	touch on	refer to or discuss briefly
Broader	think of, have in mind, mean	Intend to refer to
Spanish	advertir, aludir, citar, mencionar, mentar, nombrar, referir
Catalan	al·ludir, citar, esmentar, mencionar, nomenar, referir
Nouns	reference	a remark that calls attention to something or someone

English > *refer*: 7 senses > verb 2, stative
Meaning	Be relevant to.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP
Example	"There were lots of questions referring to her talk"
Synonyms	pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have to do with
Narrower	apply, hold, go for	Be pertinent or relevant or applicable
	focus on, center on, revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on, center	Center upon
	involve, affect, regard	Connect closely and often incriminatingly
	matter to, interest	Be of importance or consequence
Similar to	allude, touch, advert	make a more or less disguised reference to
Spanish	atañer, concernir, incumbir, palpar, referirse, referir, relatar, respectar, tocar, tratarse
Catalan	concernir, incumbir, palpar, pertocar, referir-se, referir, relatar, tocar, tractar-se
Nouns	reference	the most direct or specific meaning / meaning of a word or expression

English > *refer*: 7 senses > verb 3, cognition
Meaning	think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle / principle or with a general group or in relation to another.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something PP
Example	"This plant can be referred to a known species"
Broader	classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate	Arrange or order by classes or categories / categories
Nouns	reference	the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to

English > *refer*: 7 senses > verb 4, motion
Meaning	Send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something to somebody
Examples	"refer a patient to a specialist" "refer a bill to a committee"
Narrower	recommit	send back to a committee
Narrower	submit	refer for judgment or consideration
Broader	send, direct	Cause to go somewhere
Spanish	referir, remitir
Catalan	enviar, remetre, trametre
Nouns	referee	(sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
	referee	someone who reads manuscripts and judges / judges their suitability for publication
	reference	the act of referring or consulting
	referral	the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)

English > *refer*: 7 senses > verb 5, communication
Meaning	seek information from.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Example	"refer to your notes"
Synonyms	consult, look up
Broader	research	Attempt to find out in a systematically and scientific manner
Spanish	buscar, consultar
Catalan	consultar, referir
Nouns	reference	a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
Nouns	reference	a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to

English > *refer*: 7 senses > verb 6, communication
Meaning	Have as a meaning / meaning.
Pattern	Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Synonym	denote
Entailed by	allude, touch, advert	make a more or less disguised reference to
Narrower	apply	Refer (a word or name) to a person or thing
	euphemize, euphemise	refer to something with a euphemism
	express, state	Indicate through a symbol, formula, etc.
	hark back, return, come back, recall	go back to something earlier
	name, identify	Give the name or identifying characteristics / characteristics of
	slur	speak disparagingly of
	twist, twist around, pervert, convolute, sophisticate	Practice sophistry
Broader	mean, intend, signify, stand for	denote or connote
Similar to	denote	Be a sign or indication of
Spanish	denotar
Catalan	denotar
Nouns	reference	the most direct or specific meaning / meaning of a word or expression
Nouns	reference	the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to

English > *refer*: 7 senses > verb 7, communication
Meaning	Use a name to designate.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Example	"Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary"
Broader	name, call, know as, be known as	Assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

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