referir

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese referir, from Latin referō (“I carry back”).

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA: /ˌʁe.fi.ˈɾi(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /ˌhe.fe.ˈɾi(ɻ)/
• Hyphenation: re‧fe‧rir
• (Brazil) Homophone: referi

Verb

referir (first-person singular present indicative refiro, past participle referido)

1. to refer (to direct to a source for help or information)
2. to relate (to tell in a descriptive way)
3. to refer (submit to an authority figure for consideration)
4. to be about something; to have something as a subject

   Esta lei refere-se aos crimes de fraude e extorsão.

   This law is about the crimes of fraud and racketeering.

5. to refer (to allude to)

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ir verb referir

Notes:

• This is an irregular verb of the -ir group.
• Verbs with this conjugation include: ferir, conferir, deferir, ingerir, inserir.

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	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele/ela/você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles/elas/vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	referir
Personal	referir	referires	referir	referirmos	referirdes	referirem
Gerund
	referindo
Past participle
Masculine	referido			referidos
Feminine	referida			referidas
Indicative
Present	refiro	referes	refere	referimos	referis	referem
Imperfect	referia	referias	referia	referíamos	referíeis	referiam
Preterite	referi	referiste	referiu	referimos	referistes	referiram
Pluperfect	referira	referiras	referira	referíramos	referíreis	referiram
Future	referirei	referirás	referirá	referiremos	referireis	referirão
Conditional	referiria	referirias	referiria	referiríamos	referiríeis	refeririam
Subjunctive
Present	refira	refiras	refira	refiramos	refirais	refiram
Imperfect	referisse	referisses	referisse	referíssemos	referísseis	referissem
Future	referir	referires	referir	referirmos	referirdes	referirem
Imperative
Affirmative	refira	refere	refira	refiramos	referi	refiram
Negative (não)	refira	refiras	refira	refiramos	refirais	refiram

Synonyms

• (to direct to a source): citar, referenciar
• (to relate): contar, dizer, narrar, relatar
• (to be about something): dizer respeito a
• (to allude to): aludir, mencionar

Related terms

referendo referente referido referimento referível

referência referenciado referencial referencialidade

referenciar referenda referendado referendar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin referre.

Verb

referir (first-person singular present refiero, first-person singular preterite referí, past participle referido)

1. to report
2. to relate
3. (reflexive) to refer to

Conjugation

    Conjugation of referir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

Rule: e becomes a ie in stressed syllables and i in certain conjugations.

infinitive			referir
gerund			refiriendo
past participle			referido
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú	él/ella usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	refiero	refieres	refiere	referimos	referís	refieren
	imperfect	refería	referías	refería	referíamos	referíais	referían
	preterite	referí	referiste	refirió	referimos	referisteis	refirieron
	future	referiré	referirás	referirá	referiremos	referiréis	referirán
	conditional	referiría	referirías	referiría	referiríamos	referiríais	referirían
subjunctive		yo	tú	él/ella usted	nosotros	vosotros	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	refiera	refieras	refiera	refiramos	refiráis	refieran
	imperfect (ra)	refiriera	refirieras	refiriera	refiriéramos	refirierais	refirieran
	imperfect (se)	refiriese	refirieses	refiriese	refiriésemos	refirieseis	refiriesen
	future	refiriere	refirieres	refiriere	refiriéremos	refiriereis	refirieren
imperative		—	tú	usted	nosotros	vosotros	ustedes
	affirmative		refiere	refiera	refiramos	referid	refieran
	negative		no refieras	no refiera	no refiramos	no refiráis	no refieran

Other verbs with this conjugation:

[+] Spanish verbs ending in -ir (conjugation e-ie-i)

Related terms

• referirse
• referencia
• referente