in\ reference\ to

in\ reference\ to
• with reference to
• in regard to
• with regard to
prep.
In connection with; from the standpoint of; concerning; regarding; about.

I am writing with reference to your last letter.

He spoke in reference to the Boy Scouts.

I spoke to him with regard to his low marks.

In regard to the test tomorrow, it is postponed.

Compare: in relation to, in respect to
••
concerning; regarding; in connection with; in terms of; referring to

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