refer
/ɹɪˈfɜː/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To submit to (another person or group) for consideration; to send or direct elsewhere.
Transitive verb
verb
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.
Transitive verb
verb
To be referential to another element in a sentence.
Example Sentences
- "The shop assistant referred me to the help desk on ground floor."
- "He referred the matter to the principal."
- "The doctor may refer patients to a psychiatrist."
- "I'll refer the objections back to management for reconsideration."
- "He referred the phenomena to electrical disturbances."
- "The Nandi of British East Africa tell a story in which the origin of death is referred to the ill-humour of a dog, who brought the tidings of immortality to men, but, not being received with the deference due to so august an embassy, he changed his tune in a huff and doomed mankind to the sad fate to which they have ever since been subject."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹɪˈfɜː/
- British English: /ɹɪˈfɜː/