refer
To direct the attention ofTo direct the attention of (someone toward something).
» Are you referring to me?
Beziehst du dich auf mich?
Ты обращаешься ко мне?
Ты меня имеешь в виду?
Вы на меня намекаете?
Ты на меня намекаешь?
Вы обращаетесь ко мне?
Ви маєте на увазі мене?
Meaning
11 senses(transitive)To direct the attention of (someone toward something).
The shop assistant referred me to the help desk on ground floor.
verweisen
ссыла́тьсяssylátʹsja, сосла́тьсяsoslátʹsja, относи́тьotnosítʹ
посила́тисяposylátysja, посла́тисяposlátysja
(transitive)To submit to (another person or group) for consideration; to send or direct elsewhere.
He referred the matter to the principal.
The doctor may refer patients to a psychiatrist.
send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision
(transitive)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.
He referred the phenomena to electrical disturbances.
(intransitive)To mention (something); to direct attention (to something).
To explain the problem, the teacher referred to an example in another textbook.
(intransitive, stative)To make reference to; to be about; to relate to; to regard; to allude to.
The recipe referred to several unusual ingredients.
sich auf etwas beziehen
make reference to
To be referential to another element in a sentence.
(intransitive)To point to either a specific location in computer memory or to a specific object.
In C, the pointer obtained by &a refers to the variable a.
(transitive)To require to resit an examination.
Smith's marks in the finals were unsatisfactory and he was referred.
(intransitive)To have the meaning of, to denote.
The nickname "Big Apple" refers to the city of New York.
In programming, a "memory leak" refers to a situation where memory is or stays unnecessarily allocated.
have as a meaning
(transitive)To cause (pain) to be felt elsewhere.
To apparently relocate; to be felt in another place than where it is actually caused.
Examples
339 sentencesAre you referring to me?
Ви маєте на увазі мене?
ruТы обращаешься ко мне?
deBeziehst du dich auf mich?
Who are you referring to?
Кого ви маєте на увазі?
ruКого вы имеете в виду?
deAuf wen beziehst du dich?
I assume you're referring to Tom.
ruПолагаю, вы имеете в виду Тома.
deDu beziehst dich vermutlich auf Tom.
Which one are you referring to?
Don't refer to this matter again, please.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English referren, from Old French referer, from Latin referre. The noun (usedFrom Middle English referren, from Old French referer, from Latin referre. The noun (used in journalism) is from the verb. Doublet of relate. See also infer, collate and confer, delate and defer, as well as prelate and prefer among others.
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Forms
refers, referring, referred, referredSynonyms
19 synonymsWord family
17 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle