to make over, or pass over, to another; as, to refer a student to an author; to refer a beggar to an officer; to refer a bill to a committee; a court refers a matter of fact to a commissioner for investigation, or refers a question of law to a superior tribunal
Prounced reefer, but spelled this way, it refers readers to inside or related stories At some papers, these have been called whips
{f} send, direct; ascribe to, relate to; pertain to, apply to; call attention to, allude to
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
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
To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's self; as, to refer to a dictionary
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
To have relation or reference; to relate; to point; as, the figure refers to a footnote
To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason, or ground of explanation; as, he referred the phenomena to electrical disturbances
To carry the mind or thought; to direct attention; as, the preacher referred to the late election