reference - Very Detailed Details ENG

reference

/ˈrefrəns/

mentioning somebody/something

1 countable, uncountable a thing you say or write that mentions somebody/something else; the act of mentioning somebody/something

reference to somebody/something She made no reference to her illness but only to her future plans.

the President’s passing reference to (= brief mention of) the end of the war

Her book contains many biblical references.

His testimony included references to memos by the company's financial managers.

Study their correspondence and you find only three references to George Washington.

She discreetly avoided any specific reference to religion.

reference to doing something The book is full of references to growing up in India.

There are frequent references in the text to the English Civil War.

He dropped casual references to the legacy of his great work.

Her diary contains no reference to the alleged appointment.

In an obvious reference to the president, he talked of corruption in high places.

The article makes no reference to his first marriage.

The audience didn't get the references to colonialism.

The book is filled with references to God.

The new constitution dropped all reference to previous wars.

They could find no further reference to Mr LaMotte in the records.

a reference to page 17

one of the earliest references to the game of chess

He's studying political science with special reference to China.

Collocations

adjective

extensivebriefcasual…

verb + reference

containhaveinclude…

preposition

in a/the referencein reference towith reference to…

looking for information

2 uncountable the act of looking at something for information

for reference A copy of the booklet is given to the employee for reference.

Keep the list of numbers near the phone for easy reference.

I wrote down the name of the hotel for future reference (= because it might be useful in the future).

The library contains many popular works of reference (= books that contain facts and information).

We provided reference materials about our Greek vase collection.

reference to something Reference to the guide shows that the word has been used in the latter sense.

You'll find the information in the reference section of your local library.

The summary should be comprehensible without reference back to the source work.

an online reference tool

The book is organized alphabetically for easy reference.

She needs the book for reference purposes.

Retain a copy of the form for future reference.

I made a copy of your work, just for my own reference.

Gene frequencies were calculated then compared with the Finnish population as a reference group.

Our charges are calculated by reference to an hourly rate.

The book is an invaluable source of reference for the art historian.

The book is by far the best general reference (= reference book) on natural history.