Refer vs. Referral
Difference Between Refer and Referral
Referverb
(transitive) To direct the attention of.
The shop assistant referred me to the help desk on ground floor.Referralnoun
The act or process of transferring someone or something to another, of sending by reference, or referring.
The insurance company insists I get a referral from my regular doctor. I can't just go to the specialist; a GP has got to refer me.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 psychiatristReferralnoun
(slang) A document used by schools detailing some form of a student's misbehavior and listing the actions taken before and after the student's receipt of the referral.
After misbehaving in class, George was given a referral for disrupting class and sent to the office.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.Referralnoun
a recommendation to consult the (professional) person referred to;
this patient is a referral from Dr. BonesReferverb
To allude to, make a reference or allusion to.
To explain the problem, the teacher referred to an example in another textbook.Referralnoun
the act of referring (as forwarding an applicant for employment or referring a matter to an appropriate agency)
Referverb
(grammar) To be referential to another element in a sentence.
Referverb
(computing) To address a specific location in computer memory.
Referverb
(education) Required to resit an examination.
Smith's marks in the finals were unsatisfactory and he was referred.Referverb
make reference to;
His name was mentioned in connection with the inventionReferverb
have to do with or be relevant to;
There were lots of questions referring to her talkMy remark pertained to your earlier commentsReferverb
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 speciesReferverb
send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision;
refer a patient to a specialistrefer a bill to a committeeReferverb
seek information from;
You should consult the dictionaryrefer to your notesReferverb
have as a meaning;
`multi-' denotes `many'
