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Definition of ref verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ref

verb
 
/ref/
 
/ref/
(informal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they ref
 
/ref/
 
/ref/
he / she / it refs
 
/refs/
 
/refs/
past simple reffed
 
/reft/
 
/reft/
past participle reffed
 
/reft/
 
/reft/
-ing form reffing
 
/ˈrefɪŋ/
 
/ˈrefɪŋ/
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  1. ref something = referee
    • The game was badly reffed.
    • He reffed our first international game.
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: abbreviation.
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