"refer" meaning in English

See refer in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: ɹɪˈfɜː, ɹɪˈfɝ Forms: refer
  1. παραπέμπω, στέλνω κάποιον ή κάτι σε κάποιον ή κάτι για βοήθεια, συμβουλή ή απόφαση
    Sense id: el-refer-en-verb-jUwit9aD
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: reference, referral, refer to
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "refer",
      "source": "header"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "reference"
    },
    {
      "word": "referral"
    },
    {
      "word": "refer to"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The dispute was referred to arbitration.",
          "translation": "Η διαφορά παραπέμφθηκε στη διαιτησία."
        },
        {
          "text": "They referred me to the Manager.",
          "translation": "Με παράπεμψαν στο Διευθυντή."
        },
        {
          "text": "The reader is referred to…",
          "translation": "Ο αναγνώστης παραπέμπεται εις…"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "παραπέμπω, στέλνω κάποιον ή κάτι σε κάποιον ή κάτι για βοήθεια, συμβουλή ή απόφαση"
      ],
      "id": "el-refer-en-verb-jUwit9aD"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ɹɪˈfɜː"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ɹɪˈfɝ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "refer"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "refer",
      "source": "header"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "reference"
    },
    {
      "word": "referral"
    },
    {
      "word": "refer to"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The dispute was referred to arbitration.",
          "translation": "Η διαφορά παραπέμφθηκε στη διαιτησία."
        },
        {
          "text": "They referred me to the Manager.",
          "translation": "Με παράπεμψαν στο Διευθυντή."
        },
        {
          "text": "The reader is referred to…",
          "translation": "Ο αναγνώστης παραπέμπεται εις…"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "παραπέμπω, στέλνω κάποιον ή κάτι σε κάποιον ή κάτι για βοήθεια, συμβουλή ή απόφαση"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "ɹɪˈfɜː"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "ɹɪˈfɝ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "refer"
}

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