ADJ
- extensive
- brief, casual, passing
- occasional
- frequent, repeated
- constant
- further
- They could find no further reference to Mr LaMotte in the records
- general
- particular, special, specific
- She won a grant to study political science with special reference to China
- definite
- explicit, express
- direct
- cryptic, indirect, oblique, obscure, veiled
- clear, obvious
- ambiguous, confusing
- early
- one of the earliest references to the game of chess
- biblical, cultural, historical, literary
- written
VERB + REFERENCE
- contain, have
- Her diary contains no reference to the alleged appointment
- drop, make
- He dropped casual references to the legacy of his great work. The article makes no reference to his first marriage
- drop, omit
- The new constitution dropped all reference to previous wars
- find
PREP
- in a/the ~
- In an obvious reference to the president, he talked of corruption in high places
- in/with ~ to
- (written) I am writing with reference to your job application
- ~ (back) to
- The summary should be comprehensible without reference back to the source work
ADJ
- easy, quick
- The book is organized alphabetically for easy reference
- further, future
PREP
- by ~ to
- Our charges are calculated by reference to an hourly rate
- for ~
- Retain a copy of the form for future reference
- without ~ to
- The decision was taken without reference to local managers
PHRASES
- for reference purposes
- She needs the book for reference
ADJ
- copious
- full
- For full references of all books cited, see Appendix B
- appropriate
- Please send a full CV, quoting the appropriate reference
- cross-
- The cross-references refer you to information in other parts of the dictionary
- bibliographic/bibliographical
- grid, map
VERB + REFERENCE
- quote
- cite, give
- References to original sources are given at the end of each chapter
PREP
- in a/the ~
- The date of publication should be included in the reference
- ~ to
- a reference to page 17
VERB + REFERENCE
- ask for
- give (sb), provide (sb with), write (sb)
- follow up, take up
- They've taken up my references (= contacted the person who provided the reference) , so they must be interested in me
PREP
- ~ from
- a reference from your current employer
PHRASES
- a frame of reference
- People interpret events within their own frame of reference
- a point of reference
- Unemployment serves as a useful point of reference in examining social problems
- terms of reference
- The matter was outside the committee's terms of reference. purposes
- a source of reference
- The book is an invaluable source of reference for the art historian
ADJ
- general
- The book is by far the best general reference on natural history
REFERENCE + NOUN
- book, material, source, work
- library
- section
- You'll find the information in the reference section of your local library