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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Refer \Re*fer"\ (r[-e]*f[~e]r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Referred
     (r[-e]*f[~e]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Referring.] [F.
     r['e]f['e]rer, L. referre; pref. re- re- + ferre to bear. See
     Bear to carry.]
     1. To carry or send back. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence: To send or direct away; to send or direct
        elsewhere, as for treatment, aid, information, decision,
        etc.; 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To refer one's self, to have recourse; to betake one's
        self; to make application; to appeal. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I'll refer me to all things sense.    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Refer \Re*fer"\ (r?*f?r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Referred
     (-f?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Referring.] [F. r['e]f['e]rer, L.
     referre; pref. re- re- + ferre to bear. See Bear to carry.]
     1. To carry or send back. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
     2. Hence: To send or direct away; to send or direct
        elsewhere, as for treatment, aid, infirmation, decision,
        etc.; 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.
  
     3. 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.
  
     To refer one's self, to have recourse; to betake one's
        self; to make application; to appeal. [Obs.]
  
              I'll refer me to all things sense.    --Shak.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  refer
       v 1: make reference to; "His name was mentioned in connection
            with the invention" [syn: mention, advert, bring up,
             cite, name]
       2: have to do with or be relevant to; "There were lots of
          questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to
          your earlier comments" [syn: pertain, relate, concern,
           come to, bear on, touch, touch on]
       3: 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"
       4: send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision;
          "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a
          committee"
       5: seek information from; "You should consult the dictionary";
          "refer to your notes" [syn: consult, look up]
       6: have as a meaning; "`multi-' denotes `many' " [syn: denote]
       [also: referring, referred]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  referring
       See refer

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  referring
     n.
     The act by which somebody or something is referred; a reference.
     vb.
     (present participle of en refer nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  referring
     n.
     The act by which somebody or something is referred; a reference.
     vb.
     (present participle of en refer nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  referring
     n.
     The act by which somebody or something is referred; a reference.
     vb.
     (present participle of en refer nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  referring
     n.
     The act by which somebody or something is referred; a reference.
     vb.
     (present participle of en refer nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  referring
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm r efer ring)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  referring
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en refer ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb refer)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Referring /ɹɪfˈɜːɹɪŋ/
  الإحالة

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  referring /ɹɪfˈɜːɹɪŋ/ 
  odkazování

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  referring /ɹɪfˈɜːɹɪŋ/
  verweisend, überweisend, zuweisend
   see: refer sb./sth. to sb., referred, refer sth. to sb. for decision, refer sb. to sb. else, refer a bill to a committee, refer a patient to a specialist, refer a legal matter back to the court below
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  referring /ɹɪfˈɜːɹɪŋ/
  verweisend
   see: refer (sb.) to sth., referred, refers, referred, I refer you to a recent statement to Parliament by the Prime Minister.
  

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  referring /ɹɪfˈɜːɹɪŋ/
  vonatkozólag

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ɹɪˈfɝɪŋ/

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  vbl. 谈及,提交,谘询;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     vbl. 谈及,提交,谘询

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