have reference to

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Definition

Definition of have reference to - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

connection

Dated

relate to or concern a particular subject or thing

Dated

The clause appears to have reference to data protection rules.
Several sections of the policy have reference to intellectual property rights.
These regulations clearly have reference to online advertising practices.

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Expressions with reference

for future reference

adv.

to be used or considered later

Keep this document for future reference.

reference material

source of information used to check facts or find specific data

The librarian suggested using the atlas as reference material.

character reference

statement about a person's character for job or court

She provided a character reference for his job application.

for reference

adv.

used to give information for checking or comparing

Here is last year's report for reference.

in reference to

prep.

used to show that words or actions are about something specific

I am writing in reference to your recent job application.

letter of reference

document vouching for a person's character

The university requested a letter of reference from her teacher.

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French:se rapporter à, ...
German:Bezug auf etwas haben, ...
Italian:riguardare, ...
Spanish:hacer referencia a, ...
Portuguese:dizer respeito a, ...
Chinese:与...有关, ...
Japanese:関する, ...
Arabic:تَعَلَّقَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהִתְיַחֵס לְ, ...
Russian:относиться, ...
Ukrainian:стосуватися, ...
Hindi:से संबंधित होना, ...
Bengali:সম্পর্কিত হওয়া, ...
Catalan:fer referència a, ...
Czech:vztahovat se k, ...
Danish:vedrøre, ...
Dutch:betrekking hebben op, ...
Greek:αναφέρομαι σε, ...
Hungarian:vonatkozni valamire, ...
Khmer:ទាក់ទងនឹង, ...
Korean:관련되다, ...
Persian:ربط داشت به, ...
Polish:odnosić się do, ...
Portuguese (BR):dizer respeito a, ...
Romanian:a se referi la, ...
Swedish:röra, ...
Thai:เกี่ยวข้องกับ, ...
Turkish:ilişkin olmak, ...
Vietnamese:có liên quan đến, ...

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