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Meaning reference meaning
What does reference mean?
Definitions in simple English
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Synonyms reference synonyms
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Conjugation reference conjugation
How do you conjugate reference?
reference · verb
Present I reference
Positive I reference
Singular
1st person I reference
2nd person you reference
3rd person he/she/it references
Plural
1st person we reference
2nd person you reference
3rd person they reference
Negative I don't reference
Singular
1st person I don't reference I do not reference
2nd person you don't reference you do not reference
3rd person he/she/it doesn't reference he/she/it does not reference
Plural
1st person we don't reference we do not reference
2nd person you don't reference you do not reference
3rd person they don't reference they do not reference
Question do I reference?
Singular
1st person do I reference?
2nd person do you reference?
3rd person does he/she/it reference?
Plural
1st person do we reference?
2nd person do you reference?
3rd person do they reference?
Negative question don't I reference?
Singular
1st person don't I reference? do I not reference?
2nd person don't you reference? do you not reference?
3rd person doesn't he/she/it reference? does he/she/it not reference?
Plural
1st person don't we reference? do we not reference?
2nd person don't you reference? do you not reference?
3rd person don't they reference? do they not reference?
Past I referenced
Positive I referenced
Singular
1st person I referenced
2nd person you referenced
3rd person he/she/it referenced
Plural
1st person we referenced
2nd person you referenced
3rd person they referenced
Negative I didn't reference
Singular
1st person I didn't reference I did not reference
2nd person you didn't reference you did not reference
3rd person he/she/it didn't reference he/she/it did not reference
Plural
1st person we didn't reference we did not reference
2nd person you didn't reference you did not reference
3rd person they didn't reference they did not reference
Question did I reference?
Singular
1st person did I reference?
2nd person did you reference?
3rd person did he/she/it reference?
Plural
1st person did we reference?
2nd person did you reference?
3rd person did they reference?
Negative question didn't I reference?
Singular
1st person didn't I reference? did I not reference?
2nd person didn't you reference? did you not reference?
3rd person didn't he/she/it reference? did he/she/it not reference?
Plural
1st person didn't we reference? did we not reference?
2nd person didn't you reference? did you not reference?
3rd person didn't they reference? did they not reference?
Future I'll reference
Positive I'll reference
Singular
1st person I'll reference I will reference
2nd person you'll reference you will reference
3rd person he/she/it'll reference he/she/it will reference
Plural
1st person we'll reference we will reference
2nd person you'll reference you will reference
3rd person they'll reference they will reference
Negative I won't reference
Singular
1st person I won't reference I will not reference
2nd person you won't reference you will not reference
3rd person he/she/it won't reference he/she/it will not reference
Plural
1st person we won't reference we will not reference
2nd person you won't reference you will not reference
3rd person they won't reference they will not reference
Question will I reference?
Singular
1st person will I reference?
2nd person will you reference?
3rd person will he/she/it reference?
Plural
1st person will we reference?
2nd person will you reference?
3rd person will they reference?
Negative question won't I reference?
Singular
1st person won't I reference? will I not reference?
2nd person won't you reference? will you not reference?
3rd person won't he/she/it reference? will he/she/it not reference?
Plural
1st person won't we reference? will we not reference?
2nd person won't you reference? will you not reference?
3rd person won't they reference? will they not reference?
Conditional I'd reference
Positive I'd reference
Singular
1st person I'd reference I would reference
2nd person you'd reference you would reference
3rd person he/she/it'd reference he/she/it would reference
Plural
1st person we'd reference we would reference
2nd person you'd reference you would reference
3rd person they'd reference they would reference
Negative I wouldn't reference
Singular
1st person I wouldn't reference I would not reference
2nd person you wouldn't reference you would not reference
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't reference he/she/it would not reference
Plural
1st person we wouldn't reference we would not reference
2nd person you wouldn't reference you would not reference
3rd person they wouldn't reference they would not reference
Question would I reference?
Singular
1st person would I reference?
2nd person would you reference?
3rd person would he/she/it reference?
Plural
1st person would we reference?
2nd person would you reference?
3rd person would they reference?
Negative question wouldn't I reference?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I reference? would I not reference?
2nd person wouldn't you reference? would you not reference?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it reference? would he/she/it not reference?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we reference? would we not reference?
2nd person wouldn't you reference? would you not reference?
3rd person wouldn't they reference? would they not reference?
Present continuous I'm referencing
Positive I'm referencing
Singular
1st person I'm referencing I am referencing
2nd person you're referencing you are referencing
3rd person he/she/it's referencing he/she/it is referencing
Plural
1st person we're referencing we are referencing
2nd person you're referencing you are referencing
3rd person they're referencing they are referencing
Negative I'm not referencing
Singular
1st person I'm not referencing I am not referencing
2nd person you aren't referencing you're not referencing you are not referencing
3rd person he/she/it isn't referencing he/she/it's not referencing he/she/it is not referencing
Plural
1st person we aren't referencing we're not referencing we are not referencing
2nd person you aren't referencing you're not referencing you are not referencing
3rd person they aren't referencing they're not referencing they are not referencing
Question am I referencing?
Singular
1st person am I referencing?
2nd person are you referencing?
3rd person is he/she/it referencing?
Plural
1st person are we referencing?
2nd person are you referencing?
3rd person are they referencing?
Negative question aren't I referencing?
Singular
1st person aren't I referencing? am I not referencing?
2nd person aren't you referencing? are you not referencing?
3rd person isn't he/she/it referencing? is he/she/it not referencing?
Plural
1st person aren't we referencing? are we not referencing?
2nd person aren't you referencing? are you not referencing?
3rd person aren't they referencing? are they not referencing?
Past continuous I was referencing
Positive I was referencing
Singular
1st person I was referencing
2nd person you were referencing
3rd person he/she/it was referencing
Plural
1st person we were referencing
2nd person you were referencing
3rd person they were referencing
Negative I wasn't referencing
Singular
1st person I wasn't referencing I was not referencing
2nd person you weren't referencing you were not referencing
3rd person he/she/it wasn't referencing he/she/it was not referencing
Plural
1st person we weren't referencing we were not referencing
2nd person you weren't referencing you were not referencing
3rd person they weren't referencing they were not referencing
Question was I referencing?
Singular
1st person was I referencing?
2nd person were you referencing?
3rd person was he/she/it referencing?
Plural
1st person were we referencing?
2nd person were you referencing?
3rd person were they referencing?
Negative question wasn't I referencing?
Singular
1st person wasn't I referencing? was I not referencing?
2nd person weren't you referencing? were you not referencing?
3rd person wasn't he/she/it referencing? was he/she/it not referencing?
Plural
1st person weren't we referencing? were we not referencing?
2nd person weren't you referencing? were you not referencing?
3rd person weren't they referencing? were they not referencing?
Future continuous I'll be referencing
Positive I'll be referencing
Singular
1st person I'll be referencing I will be referencing
2nd person you'll be referencing you will be referencing
3rd person he/she/it'll be referencing he/she/it will be referencing
Plural
1st person we'll be referencing we will be referencing
2nd person you'll be referencing you will be referencing
3rd person they'll be referencing they will be referencing
Negative I won't be referencing
Singular
1st person I won't be referencing I will not be referencing
2nd person you won't be referencing you will not be referencing
3rd person he/she/it won't be referencing he/she/it will not be referencing
Plural
1st person we won't be referencing we will not be referencing
2nd person you won't be referencing you will not be referencing
3rd person they won't be referencing they will not be referencing
Question will I be referencing?
Singular
1st person will I be referencing?
2nd person will you be referencing?
3rd person will he/she/it be referencing?
Plural
1st person will we be referencing?
2nd person will you be referencing?
3rd person will they be referencing?
Negative question won't I be referencing?
Singular
1st person won't I be referencing? will I not be referencing?
2nd person won't you be referencing? will you not be referencing?
3rd person won't he/she/it be referencing? will he/she/it not be referencing?
Plural
1st person won't we be referencing? will we not be referencing?
2nd person won't you be referencing? will you not be referencing?
3rd person won't they be referencing? will they not be referencing?
Conditional continuous I'd be referencing
Positive I'd be referencing
Singular
1st person I'd be referencing I would be referencing
2nd person you'd be referencing you would be referencing
3rd person he/she/it'd be referencing he/she/it would be referencing
Plural
1st person we'd be referencing we would be referencing
2nd person you'd be referencing you would be referencing
3rd person they'd be referencing they would be referencing
Negative I wouldn't be referencing
Singular
1st person I wouldn't be referencing I would not be referencing
2nd person you wouldn't be referencing you would not be referencing
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be referencing he/she/it would not be referencing
Plural
1st person we wouldn't be referencing we would not be referencing
2nd person you wouldn't be referencing you would not be referencing
3rd person they wouldn't be referencing they would not be referencing
Question would I be referencing?
Singular
1st person would I be referencing?
2nd person would you be referencing?
3rd person would he/she/it be referencing?
Plural
1st person would we be referencing?
2nd person would you be referencing?
3rd person would they be referencing?
Negative question wouldn't I be referencing?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I be referencing? would I not be referencing?
2nd person wouldn't you be referencing? would you not be referencing?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be referencing? would he/she/it not be referencing?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we be referencing? would we not be referencing?
2nd person wouldn't you be referencing? would you not be referencing?
3rd person wouldn't they be referencing? would they not be referencing?
Present perfect I've referenced
Positive I've referenced
Singular
1st person I've referenced I have referenced
2nd person you've referenced you have referenced
3rd person he/she/it's referenced he/she/it has referenced
Plural
1st person we've referenced we have referenced
2nd person you've referenced you have referenced
3rd person they've referenced they have referenced
Negative I haven't referenced
Singular
1st person I haven't referenced I have not referenced
2nd person you haven't referenced you have not referenced
3rd person he/she/it hasn't referenced he/she/it has not referenced
Plural
1st person we haven't referenced we have not referenced
2nd person you haven't referenced you have not referenced
3rd person they haven't referenced they have not referenced
Question have I referenced?
Singular
1st person have I referenced?
2nd person have you referenced?
3rd person has he/she/it referenced?
Plural
1st person have we referenced?
2nd person have you referenced?
3rd person have they referenced?
Negative question haven't I referenced?
Singular
1st person haven't I referenced? have I not referenced?
2nd person haven't you referenced? have you not referenced?
3rd person hasn't he/she/it referenced? has he/she/it not referenced?
Plural
1st person haven't we referenced? have we not referenced?
2nd person haven't you referenced? have you not referenced?
3rd person haven't they referenced? have they not referenced?
Past perfect I had referenced
Positive I had referenced
Singular
1st person I had referenced
2nd person you had referenced
3rd person he/she/it had referenced
Plural
1st person we had referenced
2nd person you had referenced
3rd person they had referenced
Negative I hadn't referenced
Singular
1st person I hadn't referenced I had not referenced
2nd person you hadn't referenced you had not referenced
3rd person he/she/it hadn't referenced he/she/it had not referenced
Plural
1st person we hadn't referenced we had not referenced
2nd person you hadn't referenced you had not referenced
3rd person they hadn't referenced they had not referenced
Question had I referenced?
Singular
1st person had I referenced?
2nd person had you referenced?
3rd person had he/she/it referenced?
Plural
1st person had we referenced?
2nd person had you referenced?
3rd person had they referenced?
Negative question hadn't I referenced?
Singular
1st person hadn't I referenced? had I not referenced?
2nd person hadn't you referenced? had you not referenced?
3rd person hadn't he/she/it referenced? had he/she/it not referenced?
Plural
1st person hadn't we referenced? had we not referenced?
2nd person hadn't you referenced? had you not referenced?
3rd person hadn't they referenced? had they not referenced?
Future perfect I'll have referenced
Positive I'll have referenced
Singular
1st person I'll have referenced I will have referenced
2nd person you'll have referenced you will have referenced
3rd person he/she/it'll have referenced he/she/it will have referenced
Plural
1st person we'll have referenced we will have referenced
2nd person you'll have referenced you will have referenced
3rd person they'll have referenced they will have referenced
Negative I won't have referenced
Singular
1st person I won't have referenced I will not have referenced
2nd person you won't have referenced you will not have referenced
3rd person he/she/it won't have referenced he/she/it will not have referenced
Plural
1st person we won't have referenced we will not have referenced
2nd person you won't have referenced you will not have referenced
3rd person they won't have referenced they will not have referenced
Question +'ll I have referenced?
Singular
1st person +'ll I have referenced? will I have referenced?
2nd person +'ll you have referenced? will you have referenced?
3rd person +'ll he/she/it have referenced? will he/she/it have referenced?
Plural
1st person +'ll we have referenced? will we have referenced?
2nd person +'ll you have referenced? will you have referenced?
3rd person +'ll they have referenced? will they have referenced?
Negative question won't I have referenced?
Singular
1st person won't I have referenced? will I not have referenced?
2nd person won't you have referenced? will you not have referenced?
3rd person won't he/she/it have referenced? will he/she/it not have referenced?
Plural
1st person won't we have referenced? will we not have referenced?
2nd person won't you have referenced? will you not have referenced?
3rd person won't they have referenced? will they not have referenced?
Conditional perfect I'd have referenced
Positive I'd have referenced
Singular
1st person I'd have referenced I would have referenced
2nd person you'd have referenced you would have referenced
3rd person he/she/it'd have referenced he/she/it would have referenced
Plural
1st person we'd have referenced we would have referenced
2nd person you'd have referenced you would have referenced
3rd person they'd have referenced they would have referenced
Negative I wouldn't have referenced
Singular
1st person I wouldn't have referenced I would not have referenced
2nd person you wouldn't have referenced you would not have referenced
3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have referenced he/she/it would not have referenced
Plural
1st person we wouldn't have referenced we would not have referenced
2nd person you wouldn't have referenced you would not have referenced
3rd person they wouldn't have referenced they would not have referenced
Question would I have referenced?
Singular
1st person would I have referenced?
2nd person would you have referenced?
3rd person would he/she/it have referenced?
Plural
1st person would we have referenced?
2nd person would you have referenced?
3rd person would they have referenced?
Negative question wouldn't I have referenced?
Singular
1st person wouldn't I have referenced? would I not have referenced?
2nd person wouldn't you have referenced? would you not have referenced?
3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have referenced? would he/she/it not have referenced?
Plural
1st person wouldn't we have referenced? would we not have referenced?
2nd person wouldn't you have referenced? would you not have referenced?
3rd person wouldn't they have referenced? would they not have referenced?
Imperative reference!
Positive
you reference!
we let's reference!
Negative
you don't reference!
we let's not reference!
Examples reference examples
How do I use reference in a sentence?
Simple sentences
Perry is mistaken in thinking that Emmet's theory was constructed without reference to Newtonian physics.
This reference is valuable for my research.
With reference to the invoice No.56789 which was due last month, we have not yet received your remittance.
He made reference to my book.
I don't have a good reference book to hand.
It is virtually impossible to discuss the Thai Royal Family in English without offending native Thais: the special honorific forms of reference that exist in Thai simply have no counterparts in English.
At check-in, please show a picture identification and the document you gave for reference at reservation time.
A more convenient and detailed reference grammar, I have yet to meet.
A dictionary is a reference book.
This easter egg is a reference to one of the developer's previous games.
Movie subtitles
What is that reference?
You spent most of your time in the study, moving to the conservatory and then to the library to place the pistol and to get a reference book.
So we cross-reference the two?
Did John D, Lee report to you at any time after this massacre what had been done at the massacre and if so, what did you reply to him in reference thereto?
He gave us the book. for reference purposes.
I thought after my swell reference about you, I deserved a drink.
I have reference to a mark on the ball.
Your reference to the Jews might have been more violent.
But mark them for future reference.
I'm entitled to a letter of reference.
Twenty-three pages compiled from a dozen reference books.
Based on reference books 20 years old.
Those are Professor Gurkakoff's reference books.
In a day or two, you'll talk to me about certain installations in the vicinity of both Balboa and Cristobal with particular reference to antiaircraft emplacements railway guns and ammunition dumps.
Because they were inaccurate and had a wrong reference point.
Ask the sergeant for a character reference. He knows me.
I'm sorry, but we must have one business reference.
Yes, I'm sure, so I'd rather you didn't say that I gave her husband as a reference.
The cook's letter of reference.
A reference to the Jewish people.
Reference to the father's police record may tend to undermine the child's parental respect.
And here, reference from the Duke de Polignac.
I make a nice living, too, chasing ghosts of the past, if you'll pardon the poetic reference.
And, in the meantime, you changed systems of reference.
What did you have reference to?
I heard this gentleman make a disparaging reference to Vichy.
For instance, I could find no reference to my wife's birthday in the in the society news.
I know that, but you haven't got any establishment. or terms of reference or anything - anything old-fashioned like that?
News and current affairs
The post-WWII period stands as a reference point in America's collective memory, but it was in all likelihood an aberration.
Not surprisingly, Chinese leadership was keen to avoid any reference to the last two centuries of struggle and humiliation, or to its problematic political agendas and thorny trade issues.
First, capital requirements should be set as a straightforward ratio of common equity to total assets, thereby abandoning all reference to banks' own risk-management models.
Germany and other governments called for the reference to the slowdown to be deleted.
Then we can define terrorism with reference to all these variables, but without making any one of them decisive.
In other words, above a low level of sufficiency, peoples' happiness levels are determined much less by their absolute income than by their income relative to some reference group.
This concept now appears in the toolbox of every economist, is taught in all classes on growth, and serves as a reference in all works on the macro economy.
Indeed, we can expect his new theoretical framework to become a reference point in a decade or two.
So the rules would have to be set with reference to each member state's cyclically adjusted fiscal position (for which the OECD already produces estimates).
Today, however, the EU is the last point of reference as far as prosperity is concerned.
Such a reference, it is said, would run afoul of the common European constitutional tradition of state neutrality in matters of religion.
But the opposite is true: a reference to God is both constitutionally permissible and politically imperative.
In between are states like Germany, whose constitutional preamble makes an explicit reference to God, or Ireland, where the preamble refers to the Holy Trinity.
The refusal to make a reference to God is based on the false argument that confuses secularism with neutrality or impartiality.
For the first time, precise reference is made to people liable to be a threat to US security.
In 2011, the National Research Council and the US Federal Judicial Center issued the 1,016-page third edition of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence.
Hollande's reference point seems to be the post-war idyll of his youth, a time of rapid growth, demographic recovery, scarce immigration, and scant global competition.
In other words, the invasion of Iraq, and the subsequent increase in the rhetoric of democracy in the Middle East, may have changed frames of reference about the status quo.
But are its terms of reference useful today, as the West faces the simultaneous challenges of the Islamic State in the Middle East and a revisionist Russia?
But soon Switzerland became a reference point for German leaders, and then an explicit and dangerous model.
And, sooner rather than later, it needs to define precisely, and with reference to understood and accepted principles, what its claims actually are.
If one takes the EU as one's term of reference, social solidarity between member states would appear to be not that different from social solidarity between American states.