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riferire — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • quote noun A short passage of words repeated from someone else.
  • refer verb To direct someone's attention to something, or send them elsewhere for information or help.
  • relate verb To tell or describe an event or story.
  • report verb To give an account of an event or pass on information that has been observed or heard.

Senses

riferire is used for these senses in English:

  • quote (transitive) To prepare a summary of work to be done and set a price; to estimate.
  • refer (intransitive, stative) To make reference to; to be about; to relate to; to regard; to allude to.
  • relate (transitive) To tell in a descriptive way.
  • report (formal, transitive) To notify someone of (particular intelligence, suspicions, illegality, misconduct etc.); to make notification to relevant authorities; to submit a formal report of. [from 15th c.]
  • report (ambitransitive) To write news reports (for); to cover as a journalist or reporter. [from 19th c.]
  • report (intransitive) To be accountable to or subordinate to (someone) in a hierarchy; to receive orders from (someone); to give official updates to (someone who is above oneself in a hierarchy).

quote — full definition

  1. noun A short passage of words repeated from someone else.
  2. noun A stated price for a job or service.
  3. verb To repeat someone's exact words.

refer — full definition

  1. verb To direct someone's attention to something, or send them elsewhere for information or help.
  2. verb To mention or be about something; to relate to it.

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