how to pronounce refer

/ɹəˈfɝ/

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refer is pronounced in two syllables

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video examples of refer pronunciation

An example use of refer in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… top six ways to refer to but six junk in …”

meaning of refer

Refer means to send for information or advice.

refer frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word refer occurs in english on average 22.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics refer can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that refer can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;