| refers | third-person singular of refer | en |
| refer | have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments | en |
| refer | To assign a bill, communication, or other document to a committee for its consideration The House or Senate Journal indicates the committee to which any bill or document was referred The Speaker or presiding officer of the Senate may refer measures to several committees because of the jurisdictional complexities of modern legislation There are three types of multiple referral: joint referral of a bill concurrently to two or more committees; sequential referral of a bill successively to one committee, then a second, and so on; and split referral of various parts of a bill to different committees for consideration | en |
| refer | Prounced reefer, but spelled this way, it refers readers to inside or related stories At some papers, these have been called whips | en |
| refer | To direct a bill to a committee: HB 2000 was referred to the Ways and Means Committee Bill referrals are made by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House | en |
| refer | have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' " | en |
| refer | make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection with the invention" | en |
| refer | have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments" | en |
| refer | seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary"; "refer to your notes" | en |
| refer | A "Refer" result means that further testing is necessary to evaluate an infant's hearing This could mean that a hearing problem may exist, but further testing is needed to confirm The most common reasons for a "refer" result on a hearing screening are birthing debris in the ear canal, middle ear fluid or infection, or a permanent hearing loss (3 in 1000 births) | en |
| refer | to direct someone's attention to another person or thing (e g Please refer to your owner's manual if you are having problems with your car ) | en |
| refer | To direct the attention of | en |
| refer | To direct to a source for help or information | en |
| refer | To submit to an authority figure for consideration | en |
| refer | To allude to, make a reference or allusion to | en |
| refer | Providing the customer with the contact details of an external organisation when the agent is sure that no one in their organisation can help the customer directly with their enquiry (See escalate and transfer ) | en |
| refer | Sending an individual to another person who can provide needed services when a condition is suspected that requires different experience or training | en |
| refer | expand and insert references froma biliograohic database | en |
| refer | To send a measure or question to committee | en |
| refer | If you refer someone to a source of information, you tell them the place where they will find the information which they need or which you think will interest them. Mr Bryan also referred me to a book by the American journalist Anthony Scaduto | en |
| refer | To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's self; as, to refer to a dictionary | en |
| refer | to make over, or pass over, to another; as, to refer a student to an author; to refer a beggar to an officer; to refer a bill to a committee; a court refers a matter of fact to a commissioner for investigation, or refers a question of law to a superior tribunal | en |
| refer | 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; as, he referred the phenomena to electrical disturbances | en |
| refer | To have relation or reference; to relate; to point; as, the figure refers to a footnote | en |
| refer | To direct inquiry for information or a guarantee of any kind, as in respect to one's integrity, capacity, pecuniary ability, and the like; as, I referred to his employer for the truth of his story | en |
| refer | think of, regard, or classify under a subsuming principle or with a general group or in relation to another; "This plant can be referred to a known species" | en |
| refer | send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee" | en |
| refer | To carry the mind or thought; to direct attention; as, the preacher referred to the late election | en |
| refer | If you refer to a book or other source of information, you look at it in order to find something out. He referred briefly to his notebook | en |
| refer | To carry or send back | en |
| refer | If a person who is ill is referred to a hospital or a specialist, they are sent there by a doctor in order to be treated. Patients are mostly referred to hospital by their general practitioners The patient should be referred for tests immediately | en |
| refer | 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 | en |
| refer | If you refer someone to a person or organization, you send them there for the help they need. Now and then I referred a client to him | en |
| refer | Hence: To send or direct away; to send or direct elsewhere, as for treatment, aid, information, decision, etc | en |
| refer | If a word refers to a particular thing, situation, or idea, it describes it in some way. The term electronics refers to electrically-induced action | en |
| refer | If you refer to someone or something as a particular thing, you use a particular word, expression, or name to mention or describe them. Marcia had referred to him as a dear friend | en |
| refer | send, direct; ascribe to, relate to; pertain to, apply to; call attention to, allude to fiil | en |
| refer | If you refer to a particular subject or person, you talk about them or mention them. In his speech, he referred to a recent trip to Canada | en |
| refers to | spouse | en |