refer

/ɹɪˈfɜː/
verb 5noun 1

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(verb.)

ADV

briefly, in passing

The director briefly referred to the budget problem during the meeting yesterday.

specifically

commonly

People commonly refer to their mobile phones as "smartphones" these days.

frequently, often | generally, usually | sometimes | always | never | jokingly

VERB + REFER

be used to

The word "homework" is used to refer to schoolwork that students do at home.

PREP

as

My teacher refers to that difficult grammar topic as the one that confuses most students.

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