Meanings of refers back in English

The part of the pattern which refers back to the matched text.

The poignant story clearly refers back to Panahi's claustrophobic situation.

Our analysis refers back the man-maker to these two questions.

He refers back to this moment when he thinks s about his love for Priscilla.

By extension, anything which refers back to something which has been seen or discussed before.

It's a movie that refers back to classic Hollywood and has a very clever soundtrack.

Shongwe refers back to a time when players' wages were so much lower than they are today.

It refers back to their exchange, but the Jesuits told her the original letter can't be found.

This epic tendency culminates in a closing medley that refers back to the second side of Abbey Road.

While driving, Michael refers back to the first heist he ever pulled off in 1988 on the outskirts of Carcer City.

Sir Leicester generally refers back in his mind to Wat Tyler and arranges a sequence of events on a plan of his own.

So even the happy endings that she refers back to when wondering at her hours or salary, defending the job to Dan, aren't win-wins.

This refers back to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, which defines a drug as something that intentionally alters a body's structure or function.

This detail, of course, like all the others, refers back to, and casts light upon, the supposed condition of the spendthrift when he came back.

The coverage of Console regularly refers back to the "Rehab scandal" as some kind of benchmark for how a charity should not behave.