refer

referirse, mencionar

Hablar de alguien o algo, o mencionarlo por escrito.

En inglés sencillo: To mention someone or something when speaking or writing.

• Please refer to my earlier message.
• She referred to him several times in her speech.
• Were you referring to the old plan?

Cómo se usa: refer to someone/something (The speaker referred to a recent study.)

Sinónimos: mention, allude to

Expresiones frecuentes: refer to someone, refer to something, refer back to

consultar

Buscar información en un libro, documento u otra fuente.

En inglés sencillo: To look at a book, document, or other source to find information.

• Refer to the map.
• I referred to my notes before answering.
• You can refer to the guide for more details.

Cómo se usa: refer to something for something (Refer to the manual for cleaning instructions.)

Sinónimos: consult, check

Expresiones frecuentes: refer to something, refer to notes, refer to instructions

referirse, aludir

Tratar de una persona o cosa concreta, indicarla o tenerla como significado.

En inglés sencillo: To be about, mean, or point to a particular person or thing.

• These figures refer to last year.
• The name refers to a local river.
• Who does this pronoun refer to?

Cómo se usa: refer to someone/something (The word 'they' refers to the children.)

Sinónimos: denote, relate to, mean

Expresiones frecuentes: refer to someone, refer to something

remitir, derivar

Enviar a una persona o un asunto a otro lugar o persona para recibir ayuda, información o una decisión.

En inglés sencillo: To send someone or something to another person or place for help, information, or a decision.

• They referred me to another office.
• The doctor referred the patient to a specialist.
• We will refer your complaint to the manager.

Cómo se usa: refer someone/something to someone/something (The doctor referred me to a specialist.)

Sinónimos: direct, send on

Expresiones frecuentes: refer someone to, refer something to, refer a matter, refer a case

atribuir, adscribir

Considerar que algo pertenece a un grupo o procede de una causa o fuente determinada.

En inglés sencillo: To decide that something belongs to a particular group or comes from a particular cause or source.

• They referred the illness to poor diet.
• The scholar referred the text to an earlier period.
• These examples can be referred to the same class.

Cómo se usa: refer something to something (The researcher referred the changes to a single underlying cause.)

Sinónimos: attribute, assign, ascribe

Expresiones frecuentes: refer something to, refer to a cause