Refer back to Meaning in English

expression

US

ɹəˈfɝ/, /ɹɪˈfɝ/ /ˈbæk/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ

ri-FUR bak too

UK

ɹɪfˈɜː/ /bˈæk/ /tˈuː

ri-FUR bak too

التعريف

To return to something that was mentioned, written, or discussed earlier, often to clarify, explain, or connect ideas.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Common in formal or academic contexts, often in presentations, emails, or documents. Usually used when you want to remind someone of earlier information, or connect current points to previous ones. Can be followed by 'the previous point', 'what I said', or similar phrases.

• Spanish: volver a - hacer referencia a
• Portuguese (BR): voltar a - referir-se novamente a
• Portuguese (PT): voltar a - referir-se novamente a
• Chinese (Simplified): 回顧 - 再次提及
• Chinese (Traditional): 回顧 - 再次提及
• Hindi: फिर से उल्लेख करना - वापस संदर्भित करना
• Arabic: الرجوع إلى - الإشارة مرة أخرى إلى
• Bengali: পুনরায় উল্লেখ করা - আগের বিষয়ে ফিরে যাওয়া
• Russian: вернуться к - снова обратиться к
• Japanese: 再び言及する - 戻る
• Vietnamese: quay lại (vấn đề trước đó) - nhắc lại
• Korean: 다시 언급하다 - 이전 내용을 참조하다
• Turkish: tekrar değinmek - önceki konuya dönmek
• Urdu: پھر رجوع کرنا - دوبارہ حوالہ دینا
• Indonesian: merujuk kembali ke - mengacu lagi pada

جمل نموذجية

Let me refer back to my earlier point.

basic

The teacher will refer back to this topic next week.

basic

Please refer back to your notes if you forget.

basic

I often refer back to old emails to check details.

natural

Can I refer back to something you said earlier?

natural

If you get confused, just refer back to the instructions.

natural