Was (wer) ist Refer - definition
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Referral; Referal; Refer (disambiguation); REFER
referral
n.
1) to make a referral
2) a referral from; to
refer
[r?'f?:]
¦ verb (refers, referring, referred)
1. (refer to) mention or allude to.
(refer someone to) direct the attention of someone to.
(refer to) (of a word or phrase) describe or denote.
2. (refer something to) pass a matter to (a higher body) for a decision.
(refer someone to) send someone to a medical specialist.
(refer to) consult (a source of information).
3. (refer something to) archaic trace or attribute something to (someone or something) as a cause or source.
4. fail (a candidate in an examination).
Phrases
refer to drawer Brit. a phrase used by banks when suspending payment of a cheque.
Derivatives
referable r?'f?:r?b(?)l, 'r?f(?)r- adjective
referrer noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. referer or L. referre 'carry back'.
refer
(refers, referring, referred)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
If you refer to a particular subject or person, you talk about them or mention them.
In his speech, he referred to a recent trip to Canada.
VERB: V to n
2.
If you refer to someone or something as a particular thing, you use a particular word, expression, or name to mention or describe them.
Marcia had referred to him as a dear friend...
VERB: V to n as n
3.
If a word refers to a particular thing, situation, or idea, it describes it in some way.
The term electronics refers to electrically-induced action.
VERB: V to n
4.
If a person who is ill is referred to a hospital or a specialist, they are sent there by a doctor in order to be treated.
Patients are mostly referred to hospital by their general practitioners...
The patient should be referred for tests immediately.
VERB: usu passive, be V-ed to n, be V-ed
5.
If you refer a task or a problem to a person or an organization, you formally tell them about it, so that they can deal with it.
He could refer the matter to the high court.
VERB: V n to n
6.
If you refer someone to a person or organization, you send them there for the help they need.
Now and then I referred a client to him.
VERB: V n to n
7.
If you refer to a book or other source of information, you look at it in order to find something out.
He referred briefly to his notebook.
VERB: V to n
8.
If you refer someone to a source of information, you tell them the place where they will find the information which they need or which you think will interest them.
Mr Bryan also referred me to a book by the American journalist Anthony Scaduto.
VERB: V n to n
Wikipedia
Refer
Refer or referral may refer to:
- Reference, a relation of designation or linking between objects
- Word-sense disambiguation, when a single term may refer to multiple meanings
- Referral marketing, to personally recommend, endorse, and pass a person to a qualified professional or service
- Referral (medicine), to transfer a patient's care from one clinician to another
- Commit (motion), a motion in parliamentary procedure
- Refer (software), the tr-off preprocessor for citations
- Rede Ferroviária Nacional, the Portuguese rail network manager
- Referral, a form of instant replay in cricket
- Criminal referral, a document recommending investigation of crimes to the appropriate authority
- HTTP referer, the address of the webpage of the resource which links to an internet webpage or resource
Aussprachebeispiele für Refer
1. refer to.
Inside McDonald's Sustainability Journey _ Bob Langert _ Talks at Google
2. you can refer to.
The Mind is Flat _ Nick Chater _ Talks at Google
3. but they refer you.
The Serving Mindset _ Farnoosh Brock _ Talks at Google
4. however you refer.
The Sumo Advantage _ Bernie Brenner _ Talks at Google
5. refer to it.
The PDT Cocktail Book _ Jim Meehan _ Talks at Google
Beispiele aus Textkorpus für Refer
1. And it reminds us that the words "Never again" do not refer to the past; they refer to the future.
2. However, the term is used in certain communities to refer to a particular group of people who refer to the Hadith directly, not through the schools of thought.
3. "I can only refer to News Corp. business practices in the past, can only refer to Jim Ottaway‘s article in the Journal, etc.
4. Instead they refer to books written over 200 years later.
5. The order ensures the departments refer cases to it. ’’