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Verb refer has 6 senses
- mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer - make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention"
--1 is one way to think of, have in mind, mean
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
=> Something is ----ing PP
=> Somebody ----s PP
- refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on - have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"
Sample sentences:
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
=> Something is ----ing PP
- 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"
--3 is one way to classify, class, sort, assort, sort out, separate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
- refer - send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"
--4 is one way to send, direct
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
- consult, refer, look up - seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes"
--5 is one way to research
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
=> Somebody ----s PP
- denote, refer - have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' "
--6 is one way to mean, intend
Sample sentences:
Something ----s something
=> Something is ----ing PP
=> Somebody ----s PP
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