English to English
noun
- a remark that calls attention to something or someone
She made frequent mention of her promotion.
There was no mention of it.
The speaker made several references to his wife.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
The student's essay failed to list several important citations.
The acknowledgments are usually printed at the front of a book.
The article includes mention of similar clinical cases.
source: WordNet 3.0
- an indicator that orients you generally
It is used as a reference for comparing the heating and the electrical energy involved.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a book to which you can refer for authoritative facts
He contributed articles to the basic reference work on that topic.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a formal recommendation by a former employer to a potential future employer describing the person's qualifications and dependability
Requests for character references are all too often answered evasively.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression; the class of objects that an expression refers to
The extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the act of referring or consulting
Reference to an encyclopedia produced the answer.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
He carried an armful of references back to his desk.
He spent hours looking for the source of that quotation.
source: WordNet 3.0
- (computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored
source: WordNet 3.0
- the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to
He argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes.
source: WordNet 3.0
- The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as, reference to a chart for guidance.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- refer to
He referenced his colleagues' work.
source: WordNet 3.0
English to Tagalog
noun
- [réferens] Banggit; tukoy
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
