| query | If you r____ someone to a source of information, you tell them the place where they will find the information which they need or which you think will interest them.If you refer someone to a source of information, you tell them the place where they will find the information which they need or which you think will interest them. Mr Bryan also referred me to a book by the American journalist Anthony Scaduto. |
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| word | refer |
| full-definition | verb If you refer to a particular subject or person, you talk about them or mention them. In his speech, he referred to a recent trip to Canada. If you refer to someone or something as a particular thing, you use a particular word, expression, or name to mention or describe them. Marcia had referred to him as a dear friend. He simply referred to him as Ronnie. Our economy is referred to as a free market. If a word refers to a particular thing, situation, or idea, it describes it in some way. The term electronics refers to electrically-induced action. If a person who is ill is referred to a hospital or a specialist, they are sent there by a doctor in order to be treated . Patients are mostly referred to hospital by their general practitioners. The patient should be referred for tests immediately. If you refer a task or a problem to a person or an organization, you formally tell them about it, so that they can deal with it. He could refer the matter to the high court. If you refer someone to a person or organization, you send them there for the help they need . Now and then I referred a client to him. If you refer to a book or other source of information, you look at it in order to find something out. He referred briefly to his notebook. If you refer someone to a source of information, you tell them the place where they will find the information which they need or which you think will interest them. Mr Bryan also referred me to a book by the American journalist Anthony Scaduto. |
| inflections | refersreferringreferred |
| cefr-level | A2 |
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