referir

to refer

verb rreh-feh-REER Less Common

Origin: From Latin referre (to carry back, report).

Also means

to tell

Usage Note

Referir is an e→ie/i stem-changing verb (like sentir): refiero, refieres… The reflexive referirse a ('to refer to, to be about') is far more common in everyday speech than the transitive form. The past participle referido and the noun referencia share this root. Me refiero a… is the standard phrase for 'I mean / I'm referring to…'

Examples

"Me refiero al problema anterior."

Natural Translation

I am referring to the previous problem.

Literal Translation

To-me I-refer to-the problem previous

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