Definition: 1. A remark that calls attention to something or someone. 2. A short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage. 3. An indicator that orients you generally. 4. A thing you say or write that mentions somebody or something else; the act of mentioning somebody or something.
Use 'reference' in a sentence:
1. He made only a veiled reference to international concerns over human rights issues.
2. She made a veiled reference to his past mistakes.
3. Read these notes carefully and keep them for future reference.
4. You will find them in the reference stacks in the back.
5. The statement given below is for your reference.
6. A widely read reference book on the topic is listed under resources.
7. My opinion hasn't been well thought out and is only for your reference.
8. Make a note of the reference number shown on the form.
9. All counting ultimately involves reference to something other than the things being counted.
10. Do we still have any fixed point of reference in the teaching of English?
11. It was originally planned as a reference library for the federal legislature.
12. She made no reference to her illness but only to her future plans.
13. I am writing with reference to your article on salaries for scientists.
14. It was an oblique reference to his mother.
15. The book is full of references to growing up in India.
16. There is no direct reference to her own childhood in the novel.
17. That's right, but not those reference books.
18. Is that the reference library?
19. The firm offered to give her a reference.
20. She makes no reference to any feminist work other than her own.
21. The grid reference is C8.
22. No direct reference was made to the call by the Foreign Office minister.
23. It was very conveniently situated just across the road from the City Reference Library.
24. In some schools, Christmas carols are being modified to exclude any reference to Christ.
25. They edited out references to her father in the interview.
26. No reference to their existence appears in any literature of the period.
27. He works for a company that publishes reference books.
28. They publish reference books.
29. The matter, they decided, lay outside the commission's terms of reference.
30. All important points are numbered for ease of reference.
31. He conned his way into the job using false references.
32. Here, the important aspect is to compare with an appropriate reference group.
33. He made no reference to any agreement.
34. Each chapter is referenced, citing literature up to 2004.
35. She made a reference to her recent book.
36. Quote this reference number in all correspondence.
37. Please quote your reference number when making an enquiry.
38. The point of reference for semantic knowledge is the world.
39. The map reference is Y4.
40. My previous boss will act as a reference for me.
41. Applications with a full curriculum vitae and two references should reach the Principal by June 12th.
42. We know we're dealing with someone with a different frame of reference.
43. I wrote down the name of the hotel for future reference.
44. See below for references.
45. The emergency nurse can treat minor injuries without reference to a doctor.
46. Please keep this sheet in a safe place for reference.
47. The library contains many popular works of reference.
48. Keep the list of numbers near the phone for easy reference.
49. There is a list of references at the end of each chapter.
