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referral
noun [C or U] /rɪˈfɜː.rəl/
/-ˈfɝː.əl/ Definition
› the act of directing someone to a different place or person for information, help, or action, often to a person or group with more knowledge or power: The doctor gave him a referral to (= arranged for him to see) the consultant.Treating and caring for peopleTaking someone somewhere or telling them the way
(Definition of referral noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- accompany verb (GO WITH)
- bring sb/sth along phrasal verb
- come along phrasal verb (GO WITH SOMEONE)
- direct verb (SAY WHERE)
- drag sb away phrasal verb
- escort noun (GUARD)
- escort noun (SOCIAL COMPANION)
- escort verb (AS SOCIAL COMPANION)
- escort verb (GO WITH)
- guide noun (PERSON)
- guide verb (SHOW WAY)
- herd verb
- march verb (TAKE FORCEFULLY)
- show sb round/around (sth) phrasal verb
- steer verb
- stick to sb like glue idiom
- take sb out phrasal verb
- take sb round (sth/somewhere) phrasal verb
- take verb (GO WITH)
- usher verb
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