0 to talk or write about someone or something, especially in only a few words: --
In her autobiography she occasionally refers to her unhappy schooldays.
The new salary scale only refers to company managers and directors.
1 to talk or write about someone or something: --
2 to relate to a particular person or thing: --
We can complete it step by step however long the road is and it can't be completed however short the road is if you don't even mark your footprint.
Vi kan slutföra det steg för steg hur lång vägen än är och den kan inte slutföras hur kort vägen än är om du inte ens markerar ditt fotavtryck.