Background for referring

referring

/rɪˈfɜːrɪŋ/ /rəˈfɜːrɪŋ/

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verb

To direct the attention of.

Examples :

"The teacher was referring to the homework assignment when she said it was due tomorrow. "

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verb

To submit to (another person or group) for consideration; to send or direct elsewhere.

Examples :

"The doctor is referring me to a specialist for a second opinion. "

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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.

Examples :

"The teacher was referring the student's bad behavior to a lack of sleep the night before. "

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verb

(construed with to) To allude to, make a reference or allusion to.

Examples :

""When the teacher said 'yesterday's homework,' she was referring to the math assignment." "

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verb

(grammar) To be referential to another element in a sentence.

Examples :

"In the sentence "My sister likes pizza, and I like it too," the second "it" is referring to "pizza." "

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verb

To address a specific location in computer memory.

Examples :

"The program is referring to a specific memory address to retrieve the student's grade. "

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verb

Required to resit an examination.

Examples :

"Because John failed his math exam, he is referring it next semester. "

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noun

The act by which somebody or something is referred; a reference.

Examples :

"The referring in his email concerned a job application deadline. "

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