REFER
What does "REFER" mean?
To mention or allude to something, or to direct someone to a source or specialist.
Meanings
- To mention or allude to a person or thing. She never referred to the argument again.
- To direct someone or something to a source, authority, or specialist for help or information. The clinic referred him to a cardiologist.
- To consult a source for information. Refer to the manual before resetting the device.
- Of a word or sign: to denote or point to a thing. The pronoun 'it' refers to the cat in that sentence. technical
Word origin
From Latin 'referre', 'to carry back', from 're-' ('back') plus 'ferre' ('to carry, bear'); the same 'ferre' gives English 'transfer' and 'infer'.
Remember it
RE-FER: you carry ('fer', like 'ferry') the listener BACK to the thing you mean.
Wordplay
- I told the librarian I needed a book on directing people elsewhere. She just referred me to another desk.
What it teaches
Pointing to the answer and being the answer are different acts; the honest mind knows which one it is doing.
Quick facts
What does REFER mean?
To mention or allude to something, or to direct someone to a source or specialist.
Is REFER a valid word?
Yes — REFER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is REFER?
REFER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does REFER come from?
From Latin 'referre', 'to carry back', from 're-' ('back') plus 'ferre' ('to carry, bear'); the same 'ferre' gives English 'transfer' and 'infer'.
What can REFER teach us?
Pointing to the answer and being the answer are different acts; the honest mind knows which one it is doing.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.