refer
verb (used with object)
to direct for information or anything required.
will refer
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future tenseof refer.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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In Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, along with Lancashire and South Cumbria, GPs will refer patients directly to support services, without issuing a fit note.
From BBC ● May 20, 2026
I’m guessing Bianco will refer Bonta back to that simple communication of a single finger, much the same as Villanueva did.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2026
For example, we will refer to someone as “living with schizophrenia” or “having a diagnosis of schizophrenia,” instead of describing that person as “a schizophrenic.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025
"Chaz has granted his blessing for this usage. In the next volume, at the appropriate point, I will refer to my son as Chaz."
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2024
“I don’t care what Mommy said, Corporal! Rank is rank! You will refer to me as Captain Kelp.”
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
