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Moderatereferred
The correct spelling is referred.
How to pronounce referred
/ɹɪˈfɜːd/
verbIPA: /ɹɪˈfɜːd/
Say it like: Ref-err-ed
The correct spelling is referred. To direct the attention of.
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Definition
verb
- 1.To direct the attention of.
- 2.To submit to (another person or group) for consideration; to send or direct elsewhere.
- 3.To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason, or ground of explanation.
- 4.(construed with to) To allude to, make a reference or allusion to.
- 5.(grammar) To be referential to another element in a sentence.
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