Refer vs. Reference
Difference Between Refer and Reference
Referverb
(transitive) To direct the attention of.
The shop assistant referred me to the help desk on ground floor.Referencenoun
A relationship or relation (to something).
Referverb
(transitive) To submit to (another person or group) for consideration; to send or direct elsewhere.
He referred the matter to the principal.to refer a patient to a psychiatristReferencenoun
A measurement one can compare to.
Referverb
(transitive) 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.
He referred the phenomena to electrical disturbances.Referencenoun
Information about a person, provided by someone (a referee) with whom they are well acquainted.
Referverb
To allude to, make a reference or allusion to.
To explain the problem, the teacher referred to an example in another textbook.Referencenoun
A person who provides this information; a referee.
Referverb
(grammar) To be referential to another element in a sentence.
Referencenoun
A reference work.
Referverb
(computing) To address a specific location in computer memory.
Referencenoun
(semantics) A relation between objects in which one object designates, or acts as a means by which to connect to or link to, another object.
Referverb
(education) Required to resit an examination.
Smith's marks in the finals were unsatisfactory and he was referred.Referencenoun
(academic writing) A short written identification of a previously published work which is used as a source for a text.
Referverb
make reference to;
His name was mentioned in connection with the inventionReferencenoun
(academic writing) A previously published written work thus indicated; a source.
Referverb
have to do with or be relevant to;
There were lots of questions referring to her talkMy remark pertained to your earlier commentsReferencenoun
(programming) An object containing information which refers to data stored elsewhere, as opposed to containing the data itself.
Referverb
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 speciesReferencenoun
A special sequence used to represent complex characters in markup languages, such as ™ for the ™ symbol.
Referverb
send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision;
refer a patient to a specialistrefer a bill to a committeeReferencenoun
(obsolete) Appeal.
Referverb
seek information from;
You should consult the dictionaryrefer to your notesReferenceverb
To provide a list of references for (a text).
You must thoroughly reference your paper before submitting it.Referverb
have as a meaning;
`multi-' denotes `many'Referenceverb
To refer to, to use as a reference.
Reference the dictionary for word meanings.Referenceverb
To mention, to cite.
In his speech, the candidate obliquely referenced the past failures of his opponent.Referenceverb
(programming) To contain the value that is a memory address of some value stored in memory.
The given pointer will reference the actual generated data.Referencenoun
a remark that calls attention to something or someone;
she made frequent mention of her promotionthere was no mention of itthe speaker made several references to his wifeReferencenoun
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage;
the student's essay failed to list several important citationsthe acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a bookthe article includes mention of similar clinical casesReferencenoun
an indicator that orients you generally;
it is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involvedReferencenoun
a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts;
he contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topicReferencenoun
a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability;
requests for character references are all to often answered evasivelyReferencenoun
the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to;
the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and PhobosReferencenoun
the act of referring or consulting;
reference to an encyclopedia produced the answerReferencenoun
a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to;
he carried an armful of references back to his deskhe spent hours looking for the source of that quotationReferencenoun
the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to;
he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexesReferenceverb
refer to;
he referenced his colleagues' work
