noun🔗ShareThe specific entity in the world that a word or phrase identifies or denotes."In the sentence "The dog is barking," the referent of the word "dog" is the actual, specific dog that is barking at that moment. "languagelinguisticsphilosophycommunicationwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThat which is referenced."In the sentence, "The word 'dog' has a furry, four-legged animal as its referent," the referent of 'dog' is a real animal. "languagelinguisticscommunicationphilosophywritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
