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    refer

    US /rɪˈfɚ/

    ・

    UK /rɪ'fɜ:(r)/

    A2TOEIC
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To talk about or write about something
    Polly is careful to refer to her sources when writing a paper
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To give information about something
    The doctor will refer you to a specialist for your heart condition
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To talk about a person without giving many details
    Let me refer you to this book about trees
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To send a patient, client to a specialist
    Daniel's doctor wants to refer him to an eye specialist
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To direct someone to a source for information or help.
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      They refer to things like body parts, bodily functions, and sexual acts.

    • They refer to things like body parts, bodily functions, and sexual acts.

      They refer to things like body parts, bodily functions, and sexual acts.

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      soldier\", and of chevalier \"mounted soldier\", to refer to a member of this ideal class,

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      This could refer to a reward, like money or maybe an increase in productivity.

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      It's simply a fun way to refer to the early morning.

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      In an previous video of mine, I talked about 'America'... and how this could refer to both

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      So one of the things that typically happens during business cycles is this process that economists refer to as creative destruction.

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      business cycles is this process that economists refer to as

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    • When the United States presents a united front, we have a much better chance of achieving our foreign policy aims and preventing the kind of genocide to which you refer, the kind of genocide that we saw in Rwanda, the kind of genocide we want to stop going forward.

      When the United States presents a united front, we have a much better chance of achieving our foreign policy aims and preventing the kind of genocide to which you refer, the kind of genocide that we saw in Rwanda, the kind of genocide we want to stop going forward.

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      GENOCIDE TO WHICH YOU REFER, THE

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      - You don't have a copy of your CV and they refer to it,

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