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referred

The correct spelling is referred.

How to pronounce referred

/ɹɪˈfɜːd/
verb

IPA: /ɹɪˈfɜːd/

Say it like: Ref-err-ed

The correct spelling is referred. To direct the attention of.

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Definition

verb

  1. 1.To direct the attention of.
  2. 2.To submit to (another person or group) for consideration; to send or direct elsewhere.
  3. 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. 4.(construed with to) To allude to, make a reference or allusion to.
  5. 5.(grammar) To be referential to another element in a sentence.

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