ref

rɛf

Definition

Definition of ref - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

sportsperson who enforces rules in sports

The ref blew the whistle for a foul.

official

umpire

documentsshort form of reference in documents

Please see the ref on page 5.

citation

reference

source

Abbreviation

abr: referencesource of information or where something comes from

Check the ref for more details.

citation

source

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Images of ref

short form of refrigerator in Filipino English

Origin of ref

Latin, referre (to carry back)

Examples of ref in a sentence

Players argued with the ref over the decision.
The ref is listed in the bibliography.
Check the ref number for more details.
I need to clean the ref today.
The ref is making a strange noise.
Students gather in the ref for breakfast.

The ref is closed during holidays.
The ref is listed at the end of the article.
Please cite the correct ref in your report.

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French:arbitre, réf., ...
German:Schiedsrichter, Quelle, ...
Italian:arbitro, rif., ...
Spanish:árbitro, ref., ...
Portuguese:árbitro, ref., ...
Chinese:裁判, 参考文献, ...
Japanese:レフリー, 参考, ...
Arabic:حَكَم, مَرْجَع, ...
Hebrew:שׁוֹפֵט, הַפְנָיָה לְמָקוֹר, ...
Russian:судья, источник, ...
Ukrainian:рефері, джерело, ...
Hindi:रेफरी, संदर्भ, ...
Bengali:রেফারি, তথ্যের উৎস, ...
Catalan:àrbitre, ref., ...
Czech:rozhodčí, ref., ...
Danish:dommer, kilde, ...
Dutch:scheidsrechter, ref, ...
Greek:διαιτητής, αναφορά πηγής, ...
Hungarian:játékvezető, forrás, ...
Khmer:អាជ្ញាកណ្ដាល, ប្រភពព័ត៌មាន, ...
Korean:심판, 참고문헌, ...
Persian:داور, منبع اطلاعات, ...
Polish:sędzia, odniesienie, źródło, ...
Portuguese (BR):árbitro, ref, ...
Romanian:arbitru, ref, ...
Swedish:domare, ref, ...
Thai:กรรมการ, แหล่งข้อมูลหรือที่มาของข้อมูล, ...
Turkish:hakem, ref., ...
Vietnamese:trọng tài, ref, ...

REF

ɑːr iː ɛf

Definition of REF - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: Research Excellence Framework

TECH.

system to assess research quality in universities

TECH.

The university prepared thoroughly for the upcoming REF evaluation.
The REF results were published last week.
REF evaluations impact university funding.

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French:cadre d'évaluation de l'excellence de la recherche, ...
German:Forschungs-Exzellenz-Rahmenwerk, ...
Italian:REF, ...
Spanish:Marco de Excelencia en Investigación, ...
Portuguese:quadro de excelência da investigação, ...
Chinese:研究卓越框架, ...
Japanese:研究卓越性枠組み, ...
Arabic:إطار التميز البحثي, ...
Hebrew:REF, ...
Russian:Система оценки научных достижений, ...
Ukrainian:система оцінювання якості досліджень, ...
Hindi:आरईएफ, ...
Bengali:আরইএফ, ...
Catalan:marc d'excel.lència en recerca, ...
Czech:systém hodnocení kvality výzkumu, ...
Danish:Research Excellence Framework, ...
Dutch:kader voor onderzoeksexcellentie, ...
Greek:Πλαίσιο Αριστείας στην Έρευνα, ...
Hungarian:kutatási kiválósági keretrendszer, ...
Khmer:ក្របខ័ណ្ឌឧត្តមភាពស្រាវជ្រាវ, ...
Korean:연구 우수성 프레임워크, ...
Persian:چارچوب برتری پژوهش, ...
Polish:REF, ...
Portuguese (BR):Estrutura de Excelência em Pesquisa, ...
Romanian:Cadrul de Excelență în Cercetare, ...
Swedish:REF, ...
Thai:กรอบความเป็นเลิศด้านการวิจัย, ...
Turkish:REF, ...
Vietnamese:REF, ...

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