"I'm just referring to what you said," he replied.

I think you meant me, and I was referring to what he said in one of the debates.

In some contexts, it refers to a means of communication said to be understood by all living things, beings, and objects alike.

There was no question who the voice was referring to when it said "he."

I should like to refer to what the then Belgian Presidency said about the matter.

I refer to what President Dini said here this morning.

But I refer to what I said in my earlier contribution.

He didn't know what kind of yogurt Lisa referred to when she said she wanted "the one with the blue banana."

I find myself lining up with Philippe, referring to what he said earlier about how issues of ownership might be changing.

It is not clear whom police officials were referring to when they said earlier that they had been talking to the man's father.