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Meaning of "referred" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REFERRED

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REFERRED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Referred is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb referred in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO REFERRED

PRESENT

Present
I refer
you refer
he/she/it refers
we refer
you refer
they refer
Present continuous
I am referring
you are referring
he/she/it is referring
we are referring
you are referring
they are referring
Present perfect
I have referred
you have referred
he/she/it has referred
we have referred
you have referred
they have referred
Present perfect continuous
I have been referring
you have been referring
he/she/it has been referring
we have been referring
you have been referring
they have been referring
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I referred
you referred
he/she/it referred
we referred
you referred
they referred
Past continuous
I was referring
you were referring
he/she/it was referring
we were referring
you were referring
they were referring
Past perfect
I had referred
you had referred
he/she/it had referred
we had referred
you had referred
they had referred
Past perfect continuous
I had been referring
you had been referring
he/she/it had been referring
we had been referring
you had been referring
they had been referring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will refer
you will refer
he/she/it will refer
we will refer
you will refer
they will refer
Future continuous
I will be referring
you will be referring
he/she/it will be referring
we will be referring
you will be referring
they will be referring
Future perfect
I will have referred
you will have referred
he/she/it will have referred
we will have referred
you will have referred
they will have referred
Future perfect continuous
I will have been referring
you will have been referring
he/she/it will have been referring
we will have been referring
you will have been referring
they will have been referring
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would referred
you would referred
he/she/it would referred
we would referred
you would referred
they would referred
Conditional continuous
I would be referring
you would be referring
he/she/it would be referring
we would be referring
you would be referring
they would be referring
Conditional perfect
I would have referred
you would have referred
he/she/it would have referred
we would have referred
you would have referred
they would have referred
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been referring
you would have been referring
he/she/it would have been referring
we would have been referring
you would have been referring
they would have been referring
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you refer
we let´s refer
you refer
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to refer
Past participle
referred
Present Participle
referring
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REFERRED

reference book
reference library
reference mark
reference number
reference point
reference strip
referencer
referenda
referendary
referendum
referent
referential
referentiality
referentially
referrable
referral
referred pain
referrer
referrible
referring

WORDS THAT END LIKE REFERRED

averred
barred
blurred
conferred
deferred
deterred
disinterred
incurred
inferred
interred
occurred
overred
preferred
scarred
spurred
starred
stirred
transferred
undeterred
unpreferred

Synonyms and antonyms of referred in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «REFERRED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «referred» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of referred

Translation of «referred» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REFERRED

Find out the translation of referred to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of referred from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «referred» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

简称
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

a que se refiere
570 millions of speakers

English

referred
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भेजा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يشار
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

называют
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

a que se refere
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রেফারেল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

visé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rujukan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bezeichnet
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

言及
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

라고
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rujukan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gọi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பரிந்துரை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रेफरल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Referans
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

di cui
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

, o których mowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

називають
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

menționată
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αναφέρεται
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verwys
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avses
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

referert
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of referred

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REFERRED»

The term «referred» is very widely used and occupies the 6.303 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REFERRED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «referred» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «referred» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about referred

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «REFERRED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word referred.
1
Sidney Altman
The RNA World referred to an hypothetical stage in the origin of life on Earth.
2
John Astin
Poe was a student of many things, and among those things he read and referred to in his work was the Bible.
3
Jean M. Auel
I have heard Science Fiction and Fantasy referred to as the fiction of ideas, and I like that definition, but it's the mainstream public that chooses my books for the most part.
4
Emily Greene Balch
Industrialization based on machinery, already referred to as a characteristic of our age, is but one aspect of the revolution that is being wrought by technology.
5
Nicole Beharie
My mom has an English accent, so we always referred to the trunk as the 'boot.' And then, suddenly, we moved to Georgia and I would say things like 'open the boot' with a bit of an accent, and I quickly realized I had to adapt; that kind of thing will get you beat up!
6
Ron Ben-Israel
We used to be referred to as bakers and then we became known as cake decorators and now we are known as cake designers. I teach at the French Culinary Institute in New York and cake design is a legitimate profession.
7
Sanjeev Bhaskar
It always interested me that 'Goodness Gracious Me' and 'The Kumars,' when shown around the world, were referred to as British comedy. It was only here that they were referred to as Asian comedy, even though I always felt it was very British in its humour and structure.
8
Joan Blades
I have referred to myself as an accidental activist on more than one occasion.
9
Willard Boyle
Lester Germer was my first supervisor at Bell Labs. He was the Germer of the Davisson and Germer Experiment that is sometimes referred to in introductory texts on physics.
10
Betty Buckley
Broadway has changed tremendously from the early days when the shows were referred to as musical comedies. Musical Theater is now a more expanded art form. Back then, singer/actors were not the norm. From the 60's to now, it is necessary to do it all to be a consummate Broadway performer.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REFERRED»

Discover the use of referred in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to referred and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Parental Alienation Syndrome in Court Referred Custody Cases
This dissertation summarizes the research of 30 court referred, custody dispute cases assessing the behaviors of the parents and their children to determine the presence or absence of Parental Alienation Syndrome (PAS).
Janelle Burrill, 2002
2
Referred pain: and other stories
In this collection of stories, the characters live seemingly ordinary lives, but, with attention to the nuances of language, their perversions and subversions are revealed with wit and acuity, sometimes in the surreal realm of fantasy. 30 ...
Lynne Sharon Schwartz, 2004
3
Why is Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey Often Referred to as a ...
The Gothic novel has its origins in the Middle Ages and deals with mysterious, frightening, fantastic, supernatural, sexual and sublime things. The stories seem rather ridiculous to us today.
Melanie Strieder, 2013
4
The Complete Guide to Exercise Referral: Working with ...
Written by a highly experienced exercise professional, this book covers: exercise guidelines for different medical conditions strategies for working with exercise referral clients approaches to activity and programme design health, safety ...
Debbie Lawrence, Louise Barnett, 2013
5
Report, in part, of the Committee to whom were referred on ...
and, on the third ultimo, a memorial of the House of Representatives of the said Territory United States. Congress. Senate. Committee to whom were referred the petition of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Orleans, Orleans. Legislative  ...
United States. Congress. Senate. Committee to whom were referred the petition of the Legislative Council of the Territory of Orleans, Orleans. Legislative Council, 1806
6
Report of the Committee to Whom Were Referred Sundry ...
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives. Select committee on the petition to free the Schuylkill permanent bridge, Goodman. <□ >*▻ ' •. . -I OF THE COMMITTEE TO WHOM WERE REFERRED SUNDRY PETITIONS, ...
Pennsylvania. General Assembly. House of Representatives. Select committee on the petition to free the Schuylkill permanent bridge, Goodman, 1835
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Report of the Committee of Ways and Means to Whom was ...
The committee of ways and means, to whom was referred so much of the Executive Message as relates to the subject of finance, Report: That they have had the subject under consideration, and have not failed to perceive, that under existing ...
Pennsylvania. General assembly. House of representatives. Committee of ways and means, 1833
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Vision Screening for Elementary Schools: The Orinda Study
STATE RECOMMENDED PROC. Number Jftotal Jfcrlter Cor.Coef P STATE RECOMMENDED PROCEDURE TOTAL 1269 fit 100 REFERRED 5 i Aoo Correct-Referrals 54 4 25 0.41 84 Ovar-Referrala 10 1 1 16 ^ " ""^^ HOT REFERRED 1225 ...
Henrik L. Blum, 1959
9
The Journal of the Senate During the ... Session of the ...
248, above reported, read first and second times, and referred to Klamath delegation. ' Assembly bill No. 245, above reported, read first and second times, and referred to Calaveras delegation. Assembly bill No. 75, above reported, read first ...
California. Legislature. Senate, 1862
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Documents Accompanying the Journal
Senate. Pags. House Bills: C6. To organize the township of Clam Union, In the unorganized county of Missaukee : received and referred 371 reported and referred to committee of whole 421 placed on order of third reading 430 passed 444 57.
Michigan. Legislature. Senate, 1871

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REFERRED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term referred is used in the context of the following news items.
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One child a day referred to anti-radicalisation scheme
CHILDREN and teenagers are being referred to the Government's ... The figures indicate numbers are increasing with 290 youths referred in 2012/13, compared ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
2
jockey death referred to coroner
Senior Sergeant Brian Benn, of the Southern District Command Centre, confirmed a death occurred on Saturday night. It had been referred to the coroner, ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
NSW disappearance referred to homicide
THE 1999 disappearance of a woman who had various aliases and ran questionable businesses has been referred to NSW's unsolved homicide squad. «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
4
Teenage rugby player referred to Youth Aid following brawl
A 15-year-old schoolboy who allegedly knocked out another rugby player during a match-ending brawl in South Auckland has been referred to Youth Aid. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
Why getting a referral is so powerful in a job search
Referred workers cost less to recruit, performed better, and had lower turnover across three experiments conducted on the online freelancing platform oDesk ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
6
Men referred for borderline testosterone levels have much higher …
Researchers at the George Washington University (GW), led by Michael S. Irwig, M.D., found that men referred for tertiary care for borderline testosterone levels ... «News-Medical.net, Jul 15»
7
Anti-gay pamphlet referred to South Australia police
A gay hate pamphlet criticising an Adelaide council for flying the rainbow flag in a show of support for gays and lesbians has been referred to police. «9news.com.au, Jun 15»
8
Video games referred to ASA over claims they tempt children with in …
Three children's online games have been referred for a possible investigation by the advertising watchdog over concerns they encourage young users to spend ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
9
Act Party referred to police over election donations
The Electoral Commission has referred the Act Party to the police for a tardy disclosure of donations from its biggest backers Alan Gibbs and Dame Jenny Gibbs. «New Zealand Herald, May 15»
10
George Galloway referred to police by MP expenses watchdog after …
George Galloway's use of parliamentary funds has been referred to the police by an expenses watchdog following a complaint by his former assistant. «The Independent, May 15»

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