Refer and Set

Refer

Refer verb - To have a relation or connection.

Set and refer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Set" instead a verb "Refer".

Set

Set verb - To cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop.

Refer and set are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Refer" instead a verb "Set".

Nearby Words: setup, setting

Common collocations

man refer man set man
people refer people set people
part refer part set part
name refer name set name
Other words: place, couple, way, year, century.

Both words in one sentence

  • Film / Mary Shelley's Frankenstein Not Using the "Z" Word: Branagh banned the word "Monster" from being used on the set, and instead insisted everyone refer to De Niro's character as the "Sharp Featured Man".
  • Ridiculous Future Inflation Neal Stephenson's Snow Crash is set after "megainflation," and characters refer to "one trillion dollars" the same way we would refer to 10.
  • Mind Hive: The Sinzi, who grow an extra set of eyes for each mind and refer to themselves in acronyms.
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