[rɪˈfəː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- mention or allude to
(e.g: her mother never referred to him again)

- pass a matter to (a higher body) for a decision
(e.g: the prisoner may require the Secretary of State to refer his case to the Parole Board)

- trace or attribute something to (someone or something) as a cause or source
(e.g: the God to whom he habitually referred his highest inspirations)

- fail (a candidate in an examination)
(e.g: twenty-four students passed the prescribed test while four students were referred)


Phrases:
- refer to drawer

Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French referer or Latin referre ‘carry back’, from re- ‘back’ + ferre ‘bring’