referred
Sayri-FURD/ɹɪˈfɝd/UK/ɹɪˈfɜːd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of refer.
The committee referred the proposal back to the planning department for revision.
His teacher referred him to a counselor after noticing the sudden change in his behavior.
Note
The doubled r is the spelling to watch: refer is stressed on its last syllable, so the consonant doubles before -ed. As a participle the form serves two constructions. With an object it means sent on (a patient was referred to a specialist). Without one it means mentioned, and the preposition stays even in the passive: the report referred to earlier.
referred is a form of refer
refer, verb: To mention something or direct attention toward it. Full entry
- Spelling
- refer → referred: double the r, add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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