ref

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ref]
- /rɛf/
- /ref/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ref]
- /rɛf/

Definitions of ref word

noun ref referee in a sport 1
noun ref Ref. is an abbreviation for reference. It is written in front of a code at the top of business letters and documents. The code refers to a file where all the letters and documents about the same matter are kept. 0
countable noun ref The ref in a sports game, such as football or boxing, is the same as the referee. 0
abbreviation REF referee 0
abbreviation REF reference 0
noun ref referee (sense 2) 0

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Origin of ref

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900; by shortening

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Ref

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Ref

ref popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for ref

noun ref

adjudicator — a judge, esp in a competition
assessor — An assessor is a person who is employed to calculate the value of something, or the amount of money that should be paid, for example in tax.
compromiser — a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc., by reciprocal modification of demands.
conciliator — a person who conciliates.
fixer — a person or thing that fixes.

All 8 Synonyms of ref

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