refer

fare riferimento, menzionare

Parlare di qualcuno o qualcosa, a voce o per iscritto.

In inglese semplice: To mention someone or something when speaking or writing.

• Please refer to my earlier message.
• She referred to him several times in her speech.
• Were you referring to the old plan?

Come si usa: refer to someone/something (The speaker referred to a recent study.)

Sinonimi: mention, allude to

Espressioni comuni: refer to someone, refer to something, refer back to

consultare

Cercare informazioni in un libro, documento o altra fonte.

In inglese semplice: To look at a book, document, or other source to find information.

• Refer to the map.
• I referred to my notes before answering.
• You can refer to the guide for more details.

Come si usa: refer to something for something (Refer to the manual for cleaning instructions.)

Sinonimi: consult, check

Espressioni comuni: refer to something, refer to notes, refer to instructions

riferirsi, indicare

Riguardare, indicare o significare una persona o cosa specifica.

In inglese semplice: To be about, mean, or point to a particular person or thing.

• These figures refer to last year.
• The name refers to a local river.
• Who does this pronoun refer to?

Come si usa: refer to someone/something (The word 'they' refers to the children.)

Sinonimi: denote, relate to, mean

Espressioni comuni: refer to someone, refer to something

indirizzare, inviare

Inviare una persona o una questione a qualcun altro per ottenere aiuto, informazioni o una decisione.

In inglese semplice: To send someone or something to another person or place for help, information, or a decision.

• They referred me to another office.
• The doctor referred the patient to a specialist.
• We will refer your complaint to the manager.

Come si usa: refer someone/something to someone/something (The doctor referred me to a specialist.)

Sinonimi: direct, send on

Espressioni comuni: refer someone to, refer something to, refer a matter, refer a case

attribuire, ascrivere

Considerare qualcosa come appartenente a un gruppo o derivante da una causa o fonte specifica.

In inglese semplice: To decide that something belongs to a particular group or comes from a particular cause or source.

• They referred the illness to poor diet.
• The scholar referred the text to an earlier period.
• These examples can be referred to the same class.

Come si usa: refer something to something (The researcher referred the changes to a single underlying cause.)

Sinonimi: attribute, assign, ascribe

Espressioni comuni: refer something to, refer to a cause