referred

noun

(journalism) A blurb on the front page of a newspaper issue or section that refers the reader to the full story inside the issue or section by listing its slug or headline and its page number.

verb

(transitive) To direct the attention of (someone toward something)

(transitive) To submit to (another person or group) for consideration; to send or direct elsewhere.

(intransitive) To mention (something); to direct attention (to something)

(intransitive, stative) To make reference to; to be about; to relate to; to regard; to allude to.

(transitive) 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.

(intransitive, of a term or name) To have the meaning of, to denote.

(grammar) To be referential to another element in a sentence.

(intransitive, programming) To point to either a specific location in computer memory or to a specific object. [with to]

(transitive, education) To require to resit an examination.

Roots

rere- · Latin · back fero-fer · Latin · carry, bear

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Where does referred come from?

The word referred breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: re-, from Latin re (“back”); and -fer, from Latin fero (“carry, bear”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.