The meaning of REFER is to think of, regard, or classify within a general category or group. How to use refer in a sentence.

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 noun + to]

REFER definition: 1. (of a doctor) to send someone to a hospital or specialist (= a doctor who has special training…. Learn more.

Definition of refer verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Refer definition: to direct for information or anything required.. See examples of REFER used in a sentence.

To speak or write about something briefly or incidentally; make reference: referred during our conversation to several books he was reading. 3. To turn one's attention, as in seeking …

The report refers to this as the coming of the 18-hour city, and uses the term to refer to cities like Houston, Austin, Charlotte, and Nashville, which are positioning themselves as highly …

If you refer to something, you consult it. To check your spelling, you refer to a dictionary. If you want to know when your spring break starts, you can refer to your class schedule.

To refer means to mention or indicate something or someone specifically, often by directing attention or seeking information from a different source, such as a book, person, or document.

to hand over or submit for information, consideration, decision, etc.: to refer the argument to arbitration. to assign to a class, period, etc.; regard as belonging or related.