Refer

Pronunciation

• enPR: rÄ«-fûr, IPA: /ɹɪˈfɜː/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)

Origin

• From Middle English referren, from Old French referer, from Latin referre.

Full definition of refer

Verb

1. (transitive) To direct the attention of.The shop assistant referred me to the help desk on ground floor.
2. (transitive) To submit to (another person or group) for consideration; to send or direct elsewhere.He referred the matter to the principal.to refer a patient to a psychiatrist
3. (transitive) To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason, or ground of explanation.He referred the phenomena to electrical disturbances.
4. (intransitive, construed with to) To allude to, make a reference or allusion to.
1. (grammar) to be referential to another element in a sentence

Synonyms

• delegate
• direct

Derived terms

• refer to
• refer someone to

Related terms

Anagrams

• freer