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- prepositions - Referred to as or Referred as? - English Language . . .
Which one is correct from the following sentences and why? This is referred to as enterprise mobility This is referred as enterprise mobility
- phrase usage - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
Only when the verb "refer" is used in the sense of "direct" is it used without an mediated "to" after it, and even there a "to" is normally part of the construction For example: I referred him to the employee handbook for the rules on vacation The judge referred her to a higher court for a decision
- Can defined as and referred to as be used interchangeably?
I think this is a question of naming, more than definition, so referred to, or called or even named might fit better For your last sentence, line AB is the name given to the straight line connecting points A and B A definition is more like, A circle is defined as the set of all points equidistant from a single point
- meaning - What does referred for mean? - English Language Learners . . .
Thus one is often said to have been "referred for" treatment, even when one did not see a different medical person first In fact, that is often called a 'self-referral" In this context, "referred for" basically means "has been given" or "has received"
- Which one is correct? as referred by as referred to by
I am contacting you as referred by Salim I am contacting you as referred to by Salim Which one is grammatically correct?
- word choice - Alice referred Bob (or Carol?) to Carol (or Bob . . .
Say Bob wanted to ask Alice some question, but Alice asked Bob to find Carol for an answer When talking to Carol, which one is correct? "Hi, Alice referred me to you Hi, I was referred to you by
- meaning in context - be considered and be referred to as - English . . .
Do native speakers think there is a contradiction in the following? He is considered the best doctor in town, but is never referred to as such
- The use of to refer - English Language Learners Stack Exchange
The term 'spam' has developed a negative meaning referring to abusive use of electronic communications As you suggest, the meaning is the subject of "refer", so it needs an active participle "referring" not a passive one "referred" You could say "used to refer to abusive use use of electronic communication" (ignoring the awkward repetition of "use") - the 'refer' is still active, but to get
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