refer to sb/sth
— Phrasal Verb with refer /rɪˈfɜːr/ verb (present participle referring, past tense and past participle referred)Definition
SAY › to talk or write about someone or something, especially briefly: She didn't once refer to her son. He always referred to his father as 'the old man'.
RELATE TO › If writing or information refers to someone or something, it relates to that person or thing: The sales figures refer to UK sales only.
(Definition of refer to sb/sth from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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