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refer someone to someone/something
to give someone the name of someone else or of an organization. My doctor referred me to a cancer specialist. She was referred to the Rare Books department of the public library.
Usage notes: people are usually referred to someone or something that will help them, as in the examples
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refer someone to something
to bring someone's attention to something. I refer the reader to chapter 6.
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refer something to someone/something
to ask that a problem or idea be considered by someone or something else. The Senate voted to refer the issue to a subcommittee. All inquiries should be referred to the central office in Philadelphia.
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refer to someone/something
to mention or talk about someone or something. I think you're referring to a TV interview on a news program last week. Do you think he was referring to me?
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refer to something
to look at something for information or help. He referred to the dictionary for the correct spelling of the word.
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He says he would he were as wise as his serpent; this desire will be found explained in the discourse entitled "The Despisers of the Body", which I shall have occasion to refer to later.
In passing it is necessary to refer to the structure of Chinese verse, which, difficult as it is to grasp and differing in particulars from our European ideas of technique, has considerable interest for the student of verse form and construction.
Here the speaker sat down in his place, And directed the Judge to refer to his notes And briefly to sum up the case.
 
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