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referring |
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 -------------- 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' ") 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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