REFER TO

Tips from 1870

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonym: REFER TO

Advice

Confer, consult, refer to, call in; take advice, follow advice; be advised by, have at one's elbow, take one's cue from.

Attribution

Verb: attribute to, ascribe to, impute to, refer to, lay to, point to, trace to, bring home to; put down to, set down to, blame; charge on, ground on; invest with, assign as cause, lay at, the door of, father upon; account for, derive from, point out the reason; theorize; tell how it comes; put the saddle on the right horse.

Class

Reckon among, enumerate among, number among; refer to; place with, arrange with, place under; take into account.

Evidence

Adduce, attest, cite, quote; refer to, appeal to; call, call to witness; bring forward, bring into court; allege, plead; produce witnesses, confront witnesses.

Relation

Verb: be related; Adjective: have a relation; Noun: relate to, refer to; bear upon, regard, concern, touch, affect, have to do with; pertain to, belong to, appertain to; answer to; interest.

Crosswords: REFER TO

Yes, they don't like hearing it and find it difficult to say whereas without batting an eye a man will refer to his dick or his rod or his Johnson. (The Big Lebowski; writing credit: Ethan Coen; Joel Coen)

I'll thank you not to refer to Princeton that way. (The Simpsons; writing credit: Artur Brauner; Paul Hengge)

Please, listen, now, if you're going to refer to that alleged conversation with Sally Aiken, you can't print that it took place in her apartment. (All the President's Men; writing credit: Carl Bernstein; Bob Woodward)

But don't you ever refer to me as your girl again. (Nine to Five; writing credit: Colin Higgins)

Lassie, in response to the bestiality rumors circulating about you, I have decided to forgo calling you by the usual girl's name, and instead I am going to refer to you as whatever famous dog I can think of. I have gone with Lassie because of course it satisfies the criteria of being both a girl's and a dog's name, thus helping you to ease into the transition (Scrubs; writing credit: Gabrielle Allan; Janae Bakken)

I read in rap pages they refer to me as soft (Freakin It; performing artist: Will Smith)

You work for a defense contractor if you refer to your marriage as a "teaming" arrangement. (references; author: unknown)

You are an engineer if the thought that a CD could refer to finance or music never enters your mind. (references; author: unknown)

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Books

• Multilingual dictionary of lithic technology terms : a compendium of archaeological terms that refer to the production, usage, and formal description of utilitarian stone artifacts, compiled from published sources with equivalencies in English, French, Po (reference)

• Refer to Occupational Therapy (reference)

  (more book examples)

High Tech

• Targus Padded Laptop Carrying Case (OCN1) - dupe, refer to B00004Z6N0 (reference)

• WINTV PVR USB MPEG2 FM STEREO - dupe, refer to B00007FGZL (reference)

  (more camera examples; more video game examples; more computer examples; more electronic examples; more software examples)

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Speaks to another ship via electric megaphone (or "loud hailer") from the bridge of his flagship, USS Phoenix (CL-46), during the pre-landing bombardment of Corregidor, 15 February 1945. The original caption identifies the ship being spoken to as HMAS Australia, which was not present. It may refer to HMAS Shropshire, whose appearance was similar to that of Australia. Credit: NAVY.

Daughter and son of tenant farmer living near Muskogee, Oklahoma. Refer to general caption number 20. Credit: Library of Congress.

Daughter of tenant farmer living near Muskogee, Oklahoma, picking tomatoes. Refer to general caption number 20. Credit: Library of Congress.

Barnyard of tenant farmer near Muskogee, Oklahoma. Refer to general caption number 20. Credit: Library of Congress.

Carpenter, his wife and daughter eating supper in front of their tent-home. Mission Valley, California, about three miles from San Diego. Refer to caption 38175-D. Credit: Library of Congress.

Mrs. Arthur Brown and children. Refer to caption #42624-D. Credit: Library of Congress.

John D. Ferguson and son. Java, Virginia. Near Chatham off Route 57, Pittsylvania County. Refer to caption 52087-D. Credit: Library of Congress.

I do not refer to myself as a housewife for the reason that I did not marry a house. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

We do not here refer to that literature which, in every great modern revolution, has always given voice to the demands of the proletariat, such as the writings of Babeuf and others. (reference)

The terms "bankruptcy" and "failure" refer to the application of legislation providing for such juridical conditions. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Here the speaker sat down in his place, And directed the Judge to refer to his notes And briefly to sum up the case.

I refer to the degraded poor, not now to the degraded rich.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Health

People sometimes refer to it as spinal meningitis. (references)

The word bowel can refer to the large and small intestines. (references)

Please refer to the DSM-IV for a complete listing and explanation of these criteria. (references)

Business

They also refer to the experience of the referenced users. (references)

For detailed information on current regulations, please refer to the German Direct Marketing or the Advertisement Associations. (references)

Many also refer to themselves as specialists in interior design, a specialty technically not governed by the rules that regulate architects. (references)

Civil Liberties

Iraq

In the north, Kurdish groups often refer to Assyrians as Kurdish Christians. (references)

India

Citizens often refer to schools, hospitals, and other institutions as "missionary" even when they are owned and run entirely by indigenous Christian citizens. (references)

Tonga

Due to this policy, the TBC does not allow members of the Baha'i Faith to discuss the tenets of their religion, or to refer to the founder, Baha'ullah, by name. (references)

Economic History

Portugal

Data refer to temperate sawn hardwood only. (references)

Chad

These figures refer to Chad's largest export industry. (references)

New Zealand

New Zealanders colloquially refer to themselves as "Kiwis," after the country' native bird. (references)

Political Economy

Iraq

Hussein and his Government continued to refer to an October 1995 non-democratic "referendum" on his presidency, in which he received 99.96 percent of the vote. (references)

Trade

Egypt

Importers and suppliers should refer to Ministerial Decree No. 411 of 1997 issued by the Ministry of Health. (references)

Egypt

In the absence of an Egyptian or international standard, authorities often will refer to the Analysis Certificate accompanying the product. (references)

Travel

Colombia

U.S. citizens can refer to the Department of State's pamphlet, A Safe Trip Abroad, for ways to promote a more trouble-free journey. (references)

Latvia

CHILDREN'S ISSUES: For information on international adoption of children and international parental child abduction, please refer to our Internet site at http://travel.state.gov/children's_issues.html or telephone at (202) 736-7000. (references)

Ecuador

For information on international adoption of children and international parental child abduction, please refer to the Department of State's Internet site at http://travel.state.gov/children's_issues.html or telephone (202) 736-7000. (references)

Worker Rights

Brunei

Although there are no laws that specifically refer to trafficking in men and boys, there are laws that criminalize aspects of trafficking. (references)

Belarus

Information from the Netherlands, Lithuania, and Bosnia, refer to Belarus as a country of origin for women being trafficked to or through their countries. (references)

Australia

Reports of abuse of foreign workers generally refer to migrant permanent residents who perform work in their homes in the clothing and construction industries. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "REFER TO": refer to a dictionary ♦ refer to a document ♦ refer to drawer ♦ refer to smb. by name ♦ refer to smth. by name ♦ you must refer to the original!. Additional references.

Bulgarian 

отказвам да изплатя чек (refer to drawer). (various references)

Chinese 

老太婆 (old woman, term to refer to wife), 談到 (to refer to, to speak about, to talk about), 參照 (consult; refer to as a reference), 查閱 (look up in a reference source; refer to), 查 (to check, to examine, to investigate, to refer to, to research, to search), 大鍋飯 (a term used to refer to equal treatment, food made in a large wok in a mess hall). (various references)

Czech

podívat se do, obrátit se na (appeal to, go, supplicate), narážet na (harp on, hint at, impinge on, interfere, interfere in). (various references)

Danish

konsoliderede konti,der opstilles ved sammenlægning af alle de poster,som ikke angår fordelingstransaktioner mellem delsektorer (consolidated accounts established by summing all the items apart from those which refer to distributive transactions between sub-sectors). (various references)

Dutch

geconsolideerde rekeningen die worden verkregen door samentelling van alle posten die geen betrekking hebben op verdelingstransacties tussen de subsectoren (consolidated accounts established by summing all the items apart from those which refer to distributive transactions between sub-sectors). (various references)

Finnish

koskea (apply to, concern, hurt, touch). (various references)

French

invoquer. (various references)

German

sprechen von, sich beziehen auf (to refer to), sich berufen auf (invoke), gelten für, erwähnen (cite, make mention of, make reference to, mention, quote, say, tell, to mention), anführen (adduce, captain, cite, give, have smb. on, head, indicate with quotation marks, lead, lead on, name, quote, take smb. for a ride, to adduce). (various references)

Greek 

παραπέμπω (commit, refer, relegate). (various references)

Hebrew 

לאזכר (allude, commemorate, memorialize, mention), ל�"סתמך על- (base oneself on, rely). (various references)

Hungarian

utal valamire, céloz valamire (drive at, hint at). (various references)

Italian

conti non consolidati elaborati per somma di tutte le poste diverse da quelle che riguardono le operazioni di distribuzione e redistribuzioni tra sottosettori (consolidated accounts established by summing all the items apart from those which refer to distributive transactions between sub-sectors). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

検索 (lookup, retrieve), 付託 (committing to, submit to), 付 (affix, append, giving to, submitting to). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

ふたく (chargingwith responsibility, committing to, referring or submitting to a committee, submit to), ふ (affix, append, captive, generally, giving to, instructor, minus, music, negative, negative prefix, non, note, pawn, prisoner, score, slave, submitting to, tutor, un, victim, widely), け�"さく (grinding, lookup, making a plan, proposal, recommendation, retrieve, suggestion). (various references)

Pig Latin

eferray otay

Portuguese

recorrer a (reference, repair, requisition, resort to). (various references)

Romanian

referi (report to), se consulta cu, se adresa (address oneself to, apply to, betake). (various references)

Russian 

ссылаться на (allege, allude to, make reference to, make relation to). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

uputiti na, odnositi na. (various references)

Spanish

referirse a (apply to, bear on, relate to), mencionar (allude, cite, introduce, mention, name, quote, term, touch on, work round), hacer referencia a, aludir a. (various references)

Swedish

referera till, åberopa (adduce, appeal to, cite, invoke, plead, quote). (various references)

Turkish

adlandırmak (call, denominate, designate, entitle, intitle, term). (various references)

Turkmen 

salgylanmak (cite). (various references)

consul, consulam, consulat, consulatur, consule, consulendum, consulens, consulere, consulerentque, consuleret, consuleretis, consulite, consultum, consuluerunt, consulueruntque, consuluisti, consuluit, consuluitque, demonstra, demonstrabatur, demonstrabit, demonstrabitur, demonstrabo, demonstrare, demonstrasti, demonstrat, demonstratum, demonstratus, demonstravi, demonstravit, demonstres. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: ferret, retore.

-2 letters: fetor, forte, freer, frere, frore, ofter, refer, retro.

-3 letters: feet, fere, fete, fore, fort, free, fret, froe, reef, reft, rete, rote, tore, torr, tree, tref.

-4 letters: eft, ere, err, fee, fer, fet, foe, for, fro, oft, ore, ort, ree, ref, ret, roe, rot, tee, toe, tor.

-5 letters: ef, er, et, oe, of.

+1 letter: feretory, forester, fosterer, reforest, rooftree, therefor.

+2 letters: defroster, fermentor, ferrotype, feverwort, foresters, forfeiter, forgetter, fosterers, perforate, profiteer, refectory, reflector, reforests, reformate, refronted, retrofire, retroflex, rooftrees, therefore, therefrom, torrefied, torrefies.

+3 letters: defrosters, effrontery, feretories, fermentors, ferrotypes, feverworts, forecaster, forefather, foregather, foremother, forestries, foreteller, forfeiters, forfeiture, forgetters, fortressed, fortresses, fourteener, freebooter, heretofore, interferon, letterform, perforated, perforates, profiteers, reafforest, reflectors, reforested, reformates, retrofired, retrofires.