refer in English: To talk about someone or something, or to send a person to another place, person, or book for help. (verb)

Translation

To talk about someone or something, or to send a person to another place, person, or book for help.

Word origin

From Latin referre, to carry back, from re- meaning back and ferre meaning to carry.

Verb typeregular (refer, refers, referred)

.

"Referred to" means she pointed her words at the map.

referring ?

This asks which person the speaker is talking about.

specialist.

Here "referred" means the doctor sent her to another expert for help.

mention

To say or write something about someone or something, but only in a short or quick way.

mean

To show or stand for a certain idea, or to plan to do something.

call

To speak to someone on the phone, or to say a name in a loud voice.

name

The word that a person, place, or thing is called.

book

A set of printed pages joined together that you read.

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