in reference to

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Definition of in reference to - Reverso English Dictionary

Preposition

communicationused to show that words or actions are about something specific

I am writing in reference to your recent job application.
In reference to yesterday’s meeting, I’ve attached the revised agenda.
She called in reference to the charge that appeared on her statement.

oral

spoken

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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.

letter of reference

document vouching for a person's character

The university requested a letter of reference from her teacher.

make a reference to

mention something or someone in speech or writing

She made a reference to her favorite book during the talk.

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mention

reference made

reference to someone or something in speech or writing

each year

adv.

finance

in reference to money paid or received yearly

chronologically

adv.

time

in a chronological manner with reference to time

citing

academic writing

reference to a source in writing or speech

handle

technology

reference to an object in computing

company code

business

short identifier used to uniquely reference a business in records

in respect of

prep.

language

in relation to or with reference to

on this note

adv.

transition

in reference to the previous point

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French:au sujet de, ...
German:bezüglich, ...
Italian:in riferimento a, ...
Spanish:en relación con, ...
Portuguese:a respeito de, ...
Chinese:关于, ...
Japanese:～について, ...
Arabic:بِشَأْن, ...
Hebrew:בְּהִתְיַחֵס לְ, ...
Russian:в отношении, ...
Ukrainian:щодо, ...
Hindi:के संबंध में, ...
Bengali:সম্পর্কে, ...
Catalan:en referència a, ...
Czech:ve věci, ...
Danish:vedrørende, ...
Dutch:met betrekking tot, ...
Greek:αναφορικά με, ...
Hungarian:vonatkozóan, ...
Khmer:ទាក់ទងនឹង, ...
Korean:에 관하여, ...
Persian:در مورد, ...
Polish:w sprawie, ...
Portuguese (BR):em relação a, ...
Romanian:în legătură cu, ...
Swedish:angående, ...
Thai:เกี่ยวกับ, ...
Turkish:ilişkin, ...
Vietnamese:liên quan đến, ...

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