to describe or be connected to somebody/something
Example:
- The star refers to items which are intended for the advanced learner.
- The term ‘Arts’ usually refers to humanities and social sciences.
- This paragraph refers to the events of last year.
- In Austen's tale, the title refers to the pride of Darcy.
- The term ‘accent’ refers to pronunciation. The term ‘dialect’ refers to vocabulary and grammar.
- While it can be done manually, the term ‘web scraping’ generally refers to an automated process.
- These figures refer only to full time employees.
to look at something or ask a person for information
Example:
- You may refer to your notes if you want.
- to refer to a dictionary
- Please refer to the following documents for specific details of the programme.
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