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referring

re·fer
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ri-fur]
    • /rɪˈfɜr/
    • /rɪˈfɜːrɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ri-fur]
    • /rɪˈfɜr/

Definitions of referring word

  • verb with object referring to direct for information or anything required: He referred me to books on astrology. 1
  • verb with object referring to direct the attention or thoughts of: The asterisk refers the reader to a footnote. 1
  • verb with object referring to hand over or submit for information, consideration, decision, etc.: to refer the argument to arbitration. 1
  • verb with object referring to assign to a class, period, etc.; regard as belonging or related. 1
  • verb with object referring to have relation; relate; apply. 1
  • verb without object referring to direct attention, as a reference mark does. 1
See all 8 definitions of referring

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Origin of referring

First appearance:

before 1325
One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English referren < Latin referre to bring back, equivalent to re- re- + ferre to bring, bear1

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Parts of speech for Referring

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Referring

referring popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for referring

adj referring

  • ad rem — to the point; without digression
  • applicatory — suitable for application
  • appurtenant — relating, belonging, or accessory
  • connotative — (of a word or expression) signifying or suggestive of an associative or secondary meaning in addition to the primary meaning: A connotative word such as “steely” would never be used when referring to a woman.
  • denotative — able to denote; designative

noun referring

  • committal — Committal is the process of officially sending someone to a prison or to hospital.
  • delegation — A delegation is a group of people who have been sent somewhere to have talks with other people on behalf of a larger group of people.
  • deputization — the act of making someone a deputy
  • devolution — Devolution is the transfer of some authority or power from a central organization or government to smaller organizations or government departments.
  • entrustment — The act of entrusting.

adjective referring

  • alluding — Present participle of allude.
  • attributing — to regard as resulting from a specified cause; consider as caused by something indicated (usually followed by to): She attributed his bad temper to ill health.
  • citing — to quote (a passage, book, author, etc.), especially as an authority: He cited the Constitution in his defense.
  • conformant — In accordance with a set of specifications.
  • hinting — Present participle of hint.
All 22 Synonyms of referring

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Related words

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  • immoral

    violating moral principles; not conforming to the patterns of conduct usually accepted or established as consistent with principles of personal and social ethics.

  • noun

    any member of a class of words that can function as the main or only elements of subjects of verbs (A dog just barked), or of objects of verbs or prepositions (to send money from home), and that in English can take plural forms and possessive endings (Three of his buddies want to borrow John's laptop). Nouns are often described as referring to persons, places, things, states, or qualities, and the word noun is itself often used as an attributive modifier, as in noun compound; noun group. See also noun adjunct, noun clause, noun phrase. Synonyms: substantive, name.

  • third person

    the grammatical person used by the speaker of an utterance in referring to anyone or anything other than the speaker or the one (third person singular) or ones (third person plural) being addressed.

  • couple

    If you refer to a couple of people or things, you mean two or approximately two of them, although the exact number is not important or you are not sure of it.

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    A person with a physical disability or a serious permanent injury is sometimes referred to as a cripple.
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