What does referir in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word referir in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use referir in Spanish.

The word referir in Spanish means relate, recount, refer, refer, refer, refer. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word referir

relate, recount

verbo transitivo (relatar, contar) (formal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Refirió su experiencia con todo lujo de detalles.
She related (or: recounted) her experience with a wealth of detail.

refer

(hablar de algo) (direct)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
En esta parte el autor se refiere a su libro anterior.
In this passage, the author refers (or: alludes) to his earlier book.

refer

(hacer referencia) (direct)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
El fallo se refiere a un caso anterior.
The judgment refers to a prior case.

refer

(derecho: remitirse)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
El documento adjunto se refiere a la postura tomada por el gobierno municipal con respecto a los deshaucios.
The enclosed document refers to the position taken by the municipal government with respect to evictions.

refer

verbo transitivo (remitir, enviar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El médico general refirió a la paciente a un oncólogo.
The general practitioner referred the patient to an oncologist.

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