referō — meaning in English

English meaning

• answer noun A reply given to a question, or a solution to a problem.
• 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.
• restore verb To bring something back to its former, usually better, condition.

Senses

referō is used for these senses in English:

• bring back (transitive) To revive, to resurrect; to cause something dead to be alive once again.
• put back (transitive) To return something to its original place.
• relate (transitive) To tell in a descriptive way.
• restore (transitive) To give or bring back (that which has been lost or taken); to bring back to the owner; to replace.

answer — full definition

1. noun A reply given to a question, or a solution to a problem.
2. verb To give a reply, especially to a question, letter, or call.
3. verb To be accountable or responsible for something, often to someone in authority.

relate — full definition

1. verb To tell or describe an event or story.
2. verb To be connected with or relevant to something.
3. verb To understand or identify with someone else's feelings or experience.

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