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verb

1. refer to or discuss briefly (Freq. 4)
• Hypernyms:
mention, advert, bring up, cite, name, refer
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
2. be relevant to (Freq. 1)
- There were lots of questions referring to her talk
- My remark pertained to your earlier comments
• Syn:
refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to,
bear on, touch, have-to doe with
• Derivationally related forms:
pertinent (for: pertain), pertinency (for: pertain), pertinence (for: pertain), reference (for: refer)
• Hyponyms:
focus on, center on, revolve around, revolve about, concentrate on,
center, apply, hold, go for, involve, affect,
regard, matter to, interest
• Verb Group:
allude, touch, advert
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
- Something is ----ing PP (for: relate)
- Something is ----ing PP (for: pertain)
- Something is ----ing PP (for: refer)
3. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
- She repaired her TV set
- Repair my shoes please
• Syn:
repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor,
furbish up, restore
• Ant:
break (for: repair)
• Derivationally related forms:
restoration (for: restore), fix (for: fix), fixture (for: fix), fixer (for: fix), fixing (for: fix), mend (for: mend), mender (for: mend), mending (for: mend), repair (for: repair), reparation (for: repair), repairer (for: repair)
• Hypernyms:
better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
• Hyponyms:
tinker, fiddle, fill, piece, patch,
cobble, point, repoint, trouble-shoot, troubleshoot, patch up,
patch up, resole, vamp, revamp, heel,
reheel, darn
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
4. have an effect upon
- Will the new rules affect me?
• Syn:
affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch
• Derivationally related forms:
impact (for: impact)
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Hyponyms:
strike a blow, repercuss, tell on, redound, stimulate,
excite, process, treat, hydrolize, hydrolise, tinge,
color, colour, distort, queer, expose, scupper,
endanger, peril, hit, strike, subject, trouble,
put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother,
influence, act upon, work, slam-dunk
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something