with reference to

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Definition of with reference to - Reverso English Dictionary

Preposition

communicationregarding or concerning a particular matter

With reference to your last email, we need more information.

concerning

regarding

citationciting a source or document

The report was written with reference to several key studies.

concerning

regarding

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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.

Terms with with reference to included in their meaning

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chronologically

adv.

time

in a chronological manner with reference to time

in regard

adv.

concerning

with reference to a particular topic or matter

in respect of

prep.

language

in relation to or with reference to

outwardly

adv.

appearance

with reference to external or visible aspects

contextually

adv.

situation-based

with reference to the surrounding situation

standard price

finance

preplanned reference cost used to compare with actual costs in accounting

abbr.

abr: confer

used to compare with another source or reference

relative pitch

music ability

ability to identify notes by comparing with a reference

Examples of with reference to in a sentence

The report was written with reference to recent studies.
The article was revised with reference to the latest guidelines.
He spoke with reference to the previous meeting's notes.

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French:en référence à, en citant, ...
German:bezüglich, unter Bezugnahme auf, ...
Italian:in riferimento a, con riferimento a, ...
Spanish:con respecto a, con referencia a, ...
Portuguese:com referência a, ...
Chinese:关于, 针对, ...
Japanese:に関して, を参考にして, ...
Arabic:بخصوص, بِالإِشَارَة إِلَى, ...
Hebrew:לְגַבֵּי, ...
Russian:касательно, со ссылкой на, ...
Ukrainian:щодо, з посиланням на, ...
Hindi:के संदर्भ में, के हवाले से, ...
Bengali:প্রসঙ্গে, উল্লেখ করে, ...
Catalan:amb referència a, prenent com a referència, ...
Czech:s ohledem na, s odkazem na, ...
Danish:vedrørende, med henvisning til, ...
Dutch:met betrekking tot, met verwijzing naar, ...
Greek:αναφορικά με, με βάση, ...
Hungarian:vonatkozóan, hivatkozva, ...
Khmer:ទាក់ទងនឹង, ដោយយោងតាម, ...
Korean:관하여, 참고하여, ...
Persian:در خصوص, با ارجاع به, ...
Polish:w odniesieniu do, powołując się na, ...
Portuguese (BR):com referência a, ...
Romanian:referitor la, cu referire la, ...
Swedish:angående, med hänvisning till, ...
Thai:เกี่ยวกับ, โดยอ้างอิงจาก, ...
Turkish:ile ilgili, atıfta, ...
Vietnamese:về, tham khảo, ...

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Preposition

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