to referverb/ʁe.feˈɾiʁ/highre·fe·rirPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionTo mention or allude to something.He referred to the report in the meeting.The author refers to several sources in the book.synmentionalludeantomitCommon collocationsrefer to a caserefer to somethingEtymologyDo latim 'referre'Related wordsreferênciareferidoreferente