refer

/ɹəˈfɜː/ruh-FUR

/ɹəˈfɝ/ruh-FUR

Meaningto carry back

Common meaning: to mention

Other meanings: to send to another for help

reagain; back
ferto bear, bringLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 737 · scan

‘again’ + ‘to bear, bring’ → refer

Journey through time

Latinreferre‘to carry back’source
Frenchreferer‘to refer’source
Englishrefer‘to mention’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

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Origin: Built on Latin ferō ‘to bear, bring’.

Roots

ferō, tulī, lātum Latin “to bear, bring”

Related words

confer conifer differ indifference infer nontransferable offer prefer suffer transfer

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