Meaning of refer | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A blurb on the front page of a newspaper issue or section that refers the reader to the full story inside the issue or section by listing its slug or headline and its page number.
2. (with to).
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3. to act as a referee for a match. I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday. skeidsregter wees يَحْكُم في مُباراه реферирам arbitrar soudcovat Schiedsrichter sein bei dømme διαιτητεύωarbitrar kohtunikuks olema داوری کردن toimia tuomarina arbitrer לִשפּוֹט मैंच में रेफरी का काम suditi (na utakmici) vezet (mérkőzést) mewasiti dæma arbitrare レフリーを勤める 심판 역할을 하다 teisėjauti tiesāt (sportā); būt par tiesnesi mengadili als scheidsrechter optrreden dømme sędziować ريفرى arbitrar a ar­bi...
4. a book which is not usually read from beginning to end but which is consulted occasionally for information, eg a dictionary or encyclopaedia. naslaanwerk مَرْجِع عِلْمي، كِتاب أو موسوعَه справочник livro de referência (naučný) slovník, příručka das Nachschlagewerk opslagsbog; håndbog βιβλίο αναφοράς obra de referencia teatmeteos کتاب خانه کتب مرجع hakuteos ouvrage de référence סֵפֶר עִיוּן संदर्भ पुस्तक priručnik kézikönyv buku rujukan uppsláttarrit opera/testo/libro di consultazione 参考図書 참고서...
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5. a library of books to be looked at for information but not borrowed. naslaanbiblioteek مَكْتَبَة مَراجِع читалня biblioteca de referência příruční knihovna die Handbücherei håndbibliotek βιβλιοθήκη έργων αναφοράς biblioteca de consulta käsikogu, avariiulikogu کتابخانه مرجع käsikirjasto bibliothèque de consultation סִפרִייַת עִיוּן संदर्भ पुस्तकालय knjižnica s priručnicima, priručna biblioteka kézikönyvtár perpustakaan rujukan bókasafn með uppsláttarritum biblioteca di consultazione 참고 도서관 par...
6. referir, atribuir, asignar, referirse a.
7. To direct to a source for help or information: referred her to a heart specialist; referred me to his last employer for a recommendation.
8. To submit (a matter in dispute) to an authority for arbitration, decision, or examination.
9. To direct the attention of: I refer you to the training manual.
10. To assign or attribute to; regard as originated by.
11. To relate or pertain; concern: questions referring to yesterday's lecture.

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Examples

“A refer on page 1 of the Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2015, edition of The Herald-News contained incorrect information about the story “Neighbors at odds over Joliet liquor license” that appeared on Page 4 of the same edition.”

“Looking at the refers on page 2, it's obvious that May became something of an accidental women's issue.”

“The paper of Sept. 11 was not without its alarms. On Page One, an ominous “refer” (pronounced reefer) to an article inside the paper: Palestinian snipers had killed two Israelis, bringing a retaliatory shelling by Israeli tanks. On A3: A suicide bomber had killed two police officers in Istanbul.”

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