{
    "term": "refer",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a2",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "refer",
            "heSheIt": "refers"
        },
        "pastSimple": "referred",
        "pastParticiple": "referred",
        "ingForm": "referring"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to send somebody/something to somebody/something for help, advice or a decision",
            "sensetop": "refer somebody/something to somebody/somethingrefer somebodyrefer somebody for something",
            "labels": "(formal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "My doctor referred me to a specialist.",
                    "contextForm": "refer somebody/something to somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company says it has **referred the matter** to its lawyers."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The **case was referred** to the Court of Appeal."
                },
                {
                    "text": "May I refer you to my letter of 14 May?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "**Patients** should be **referred** to a specialist pain clinic."
                },
                {
                    "text": "If you are referred urgently by your GP, a specialist should see you within two weeks.",
                    "contextForm": "refer somebody"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was referred for evaluation and treatment.",
                    "contextForm": "refer somebody for something"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈfɜː(r)/",
                "audio": "re/refer/refer__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈfɜːz/",
                "audio": "re/refer/refers__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈfɜːd/",
                "audio": "re/refer/referred__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈfɜːrɪŋ/",
                "audio": "re/refer/referring__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈfɜːr/",
                "audio": "re/refer/refer__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈfɜːrz/",
                "audio": "re/refer/refers__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈfɜːrd/",
                "audio": "re/refer/referred__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/rɪˈfɜːrɪŋ/",
                "audio": "re/refer/referring__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French referer or Latin referre ‘carry back’, from re- ‘back’ + ferre ‘bring’."
}