I.
noun
1 mentioning sb/sth
ADJECTIVE
▪ extensive
▪ brief , casual , passing
▪ occasional
▪ frequent , repeated
▪ constant
▪ further
▪
They could find no further ~ to Mr LaMotte in the records.
▪ general
▪ particular , special , specific
▪
She won a grant to study political science with special ~ to China.
▪ direct , explicit , express ( law , esp. BrE ), overt
▪ cryptic , indirect , oblique , obscure , subtle , vague , veiled
▪ clear , obvious
▪ ambiguous
▪ early
▪
one of the earliest ~s to the game of chess
▪ biblical , cultural , historical , literary , religious
▪ written
VERB + REFERENCE
▪ contain , have , include
▪
Her diary contains no ~ to the alleged appointment.
▪ drop , make
▪
He dropped casual ~s to the legacy of his great work.
▪
The article makes no ~ to his first marriage.
▪ delete , drop , omit , remove
▪
The new constitution dropped all ~ to previous wars.
▪ avoid
▪ find
▪ get , understand
▪
The audience didn't get the ~s to colonialism.
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
In an obvious ~ to the president, he talked of corruption in high places.
▪ in ~ to , with ~ to (in letters)
▪
I am writing with ~ to your job application.
▪ ~ to
▪
The summary should be comprehensible without ~ back to the source work.
▪
The book is filled with ~s to God.
2 consulting sb/sth for advice/help/information
ADJECTIVE
▪ easy , quick
▪
The book is organized alphabetically for easy ~.
▪ further , future
PREPOSITION
▪ by ~ to
▪
Our charges are calculated by ~ to an hourly rate.
▪ for ~
▪
Retain a copy of the form for future ~.
▪ without ~ to
▪
The decision was made without ~ to local managers.
PHRASES
▪ for sb's own ~ , for sb's personal ~
▪
I made a copy of your work, just for my own ~.
▪ for ~ purposes
▪
She needs the book for ~ purposes.
▪ a source of ~
▪
The book is an invaluable source of ~ for the art historian.
3 book containing facts/information
ADJECTIVE
▪ general
▪
The book is by far the best general ~ on natural history.
▪ comprehensive
▪ essential
▪ handy , useful
▪ excellent , good
▪ standard
▪ online
▪
an online ~ tool
REFERENCE + NOUN
▪ book , guide , manual , material , source , text , work
▪ tool
▪ library
▪ section
▪
You'll find the information in the ~ section of your local library.
▪ desk (= in a library) ( esp. AmE )
▪ librarian ( esp. AmE )
4 number/note/symbol
ADJECTIVE
▪ copious
▪ full
▪
For full ~s of all books cited, see Appendix B.
▪ appropriate
▪
Please quote the appropriate ~ in your letter.
▪ bibliographic , bibliographical
▪ page
▪ grid , map
VERB + REFERENCE
▪ quote
▪ cite , give
▪
References to original sources are given at the end of each chapter.
▪ check
REFERENCE + NOUN
▪ number
PREPOSITION
▪ in a/the ~
▪
The date of publication should be included in the ~.
▪ ~ to
▪
a ~ to page 17
PHRASES
▪ a list of ~s
5 letter about your character/abilities
ADJECTIVE
▪ glowing , good
▪ bad
▪ character
VERB + REFERENCE
▪ ask for
▪ need
▪ give (sb) , provide (sb with) , write (sb)
▪ follow up , take up ( BrE )
▪
They've taken up my ~s (= contacted the people who provided them) , so they must be interested in me.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
▪
a ~ from your current employer
PHRASES
▪ a letter of ~
6 ( esp. AmE ) recommends sb for a job ⇨ See also ↑ referee
VERB + REFERENCE
▪ act as , be
▪ contact
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ for
▪
His former employer agreed to act as a ~ for him.
7 standards by which sth is judged
REFERENCE + NOUN
▪ point
▪ group
▪
Gene frequencies were calculated then compared with the Finnish population as a ~ group.
▪ sample ( science )
PHRASES
▪ a frame of ~
▪
People interpret events within their own frame of ~.
▪ a point of ~
▪
Unemployment serves as a useful point of ~ in examining social problems.
▪ terms of ~ ( esp. BrE )
▪
The matter was outside the committee's terms of ~.
II.
verb
Reference is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ article