refer to

refer someone to someone or something

to direct someone to someone or something; to send someone to someone or something. The front office referred me to you, and you are now referring me to someone else! They should have referred you to the personnel department.

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refer to someone or something

to mention someone or something. Are you referring tome when you speak about a kind and helpful person? I was referring to the personnel department.

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refer somebody to somebody/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 somebody to something

to bring someone's attention to something I refer the reader to chapter 6.

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refer something to somebody/something (slightly formal)

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 somebody/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. Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context 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. A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context Here the speaker sat down in his place, And directed the Judge to refer to his notes And briefly to sum up the case. The Hunting of the Snark by Carroll, Lewis View in context	red tape red-blooded red-carpet treatment red-hot red-letter day rededicate oneself or to redound on reduce reduce by reduce from reduce to reduce to silence reduce to tears reduced to doing reed reed before the wind lives on, while mighty oaks do fall reef a sail in reek of reel reel back reel in reel off reel under refer refer back to refer to refer to as refill a prescription reflect reflect credit on reflect on reflected in refrain from refresh refresh memory refresh with refund to refuse refuse to refuse to do regain regain composure regain feet regain from regale with regard regard as regard with regardless of register register as	refection refection refections refections refections Refective refectories refectories refectory refectory refectory table refectory tables refects Refeeding Refeeding syndrome Refeeding syndrome Refel refellere refer refer refer refer refer refer refer Refer A Friend refer back refer back refer back refer back to refer to refer to as Refer to Drawer Refer to Drawer, Please Represent Refer to Factory Manual refer to for information Refer to Input refer to legal authorities Refer/Reference referable referable referable referable referable to REFERAC RefERE referee referee referee referee referee Referee (disambiguation) Referee Stop Contest - Head Blow Referee Stopped Contest Referee Stopped Fight Referee Stopped the Contest-Outclassed Referee Technical Decision Referee's assistant refereed refereed refereed

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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.

Thus Spake Zarathustra: A Book For All And None by Nietzsche, Friedrich View in context

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.

A Lute of Jade by Cranmer-Byng, L. View in context

Here the speaker sat down in his place, And directed the Judge to refer to his notes And briefly to sum up the case.

The Hunting of the Snark by Carroll, Lewis View in context