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6201 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. REFERRING.1 (Noah Webster)
REFERRING, ppr. Dismissing or directing to another for information; alluding; assigning, as to a class, order, cause, etc.; or assigning to private persons for decision.
6202 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. REGARD.32 (Noah Webster)
5. Relation; reference.
6203 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. RELATE.6 (Noah Webster)
RELATE, v.i. To have reference or respect; to regard.
6204 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. RELATING.3 (Noah Webster)
2. a. Having relation or reference; concerning.
6205 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. RELATION.3 (Noah Webster)
2. Respect; reference; regard.
6206 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. RELATIVE.15 (Noah Webster)
“Judas declared him innocent, which he could not be, had he deceived his disciples.” Here which refers to innocent, an adjective, as its antecedent.
6207 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. RELIGION.2 (Noah Webster)
… without reference to his will or commands, is not religion.
6208 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. REMIT.9 (Noah Webster)
5. To refer; as a clause that remitted all to the bishop’s discretion.
6209 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. REMITTED.1 (Noah Webster)
REMITTED, pp. Relaxed; forgiven; pardoned; sent back; referred; given up; transmitted in payment.
6210 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. REPORT.7 (Noah Webster)
In this form of expression, it refers to the subsequent clause of the sentence; “that thou and the Jews think to rebel, is reported.”
6211 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. RESIDE.2 (Noah Webster)
… with reference to the part of a city or country in which a man dwells. We do not say generally that Englishmen reside in England, but a particular citizen resides …
6212 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. RESPECT.23 (Noah Webster)
7. Consideration; motive in reference to something.
6213 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. RESPECT.25 (Noah Webster)
8. Relation; regard; reference; followed by of, but more properly by to.
6214 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. RESPECTING.1 (Noah Webster)
… , has reference to a single word or to a sentence. In the sentence, “his conduct respecting us is commendable,” respecting has reference to conduct. But when we …
6215 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. RESPECTLESS.1 (Noah Webster)
RESPECTLESS, a. Having no respect; without regard; without reference. [Little used.]
6216 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. RETROSPECTIVE.3 (Noah Webster)
2. Having reference to what is past; affecting things past. A penal statute can have no retrospective effect or operation.
6217 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. ROUT.15 (Noah Webster)
We say, to mend or repair a road, but not to mend a rout. We use rout for a course of passing, and not without reference to the passing of some person or body of men; but rout is not the road itself.
6218 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. SAILER.3 (Noah Webster)
2. A ship or other vessel, with reference to her manner of sailing. Thus we say, a heavy sailer; a fast sailer; a prime sailer.
6219 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. SEAR.4 (Noah Webster)
… special reference to the effect of heat in making the surface hard. Scorch is applied to flesh, sloth or any other substance, and has mo reference to the effect …
6220 Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary, p. SEEING.2 (Noah Webster)
… direct reference to a person or persons. “Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me?” Genesis 26:27. That is, since, or the fact being that or thus; because that. In this …