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refer |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb refer 4 of 6 senses of refer Sense 1 mention, advert, bring up cite, name refer => commend, remember => speak of the devil => remember => touch on => invoke, appeal => namedrop => raise, bring up => drag up dredge up => cross-refer Sense 2 refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to bear on touch, touch on => focus on center on revolve around revolve about concentrate on center => apply, hold go for => involve, affect, regard => matter to interest Sense 4 refer => submit => recommit Sense 6 denote, refer => twist, twist around pervert, convolute, sophisticate => euphemize => hark back return, come back recall => name identify => apply => slur => express, state Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb refer 4 of 6 senses of refer Sense 1 mention, advert, bring up cite, name refer => commend, remember => speak of the devil => remember => touch on => invoke, appeal => namedrop => raise, bring up => drag up dredge up => cross-refer Sense 2 refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to bear on touch, touch on => focus on center on revolve around revolve about concentrate on center => apply, hold go for => involve, affect, regard => implicate => matter to interest => intrigue, fascinate => grab, seize Sense 4 refer => submit => give => return => report out => relegate, pass on submit => recommit Sense 6 denote, refer => twist, twist around pervert, convolute, sophisticate => euphemize => hark back return, come back recall => recur, go back => name identify => enumerate, itemize, itemise => list, name => number, list => announce => apply => slur => express, state => vote => vote => vote Entailment of verb refer Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb refer 6 senses of refer Sense 1 mention, advert, bring up cite, name refer => think of have in mind, mean Sense 2 refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to bear on touch, touch on Sense 3 refer => classify, class, sort, assort, sort out separate Sense 4 refer => send direct Sense 5 consult, refer, look up => research Sense 6 denote, refer => mean intend Familiarity of verb refer refer used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb refer Sense 1 mention, advert, bring up cite, name refer => think of have in mind, mean -------------- Sense 2 refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to bear on touch, touch on -------------- Sense 3 refer => classify, class, sort, assort, sort out separate -------------- Sense 4 refer => send direct -------------- Sense 5 consult, refer, look up => research -------------- Sense 6 denote, refer => mean intend -------------- Grep of noun refer referee refereeing reference reference book reference frame reference grid reference manual reference point reference system reference to reference work referendum referent referral referred pain Overview of verb refer The verb refer has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (21) mention, advert, bring up cite, name refer -- (make reference to: "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention") 2. (20) refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to bear on touch, touch on -- (be about have to do with be relevant to refer, pertain, or relate to "What's this novel all about?"; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk") 3. (14) refer -- (think of regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another; "This plant can be referred to a known species") 4. (6) refer -- (send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision: "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee") 5. (4) consult, refer, look up -- (seek information from "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes") 6. (3) denote, refer -- (have as a meaning; " `multi-' denotes `many' ") Grep of adj refer referable referenced referential Overview of verb refer The verb refer has 6 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (21) mention, advert, bring up cite, name refer -- (make reference to: "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention") 2. (20) refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to bear on touch, touch on -- (be about have to do with be relevant to refer, pertain, or relate to "What's this novel all about?"; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk") 3. (14) refer -- (think of regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another; "This plant can be referred to a known species") 4. (6) refer -- (send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision: "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee") 5. (4) consult, refer, look up -- (seek information from "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes") 6. (3) denote, refer -- (have as a meaning; " `multi-' denotes `many' ")
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