Refer or Refer to ? Which is correct??
Hi friends,

Which is the correct sentence? (to or without "to")

1) please refer the below email.

2) please refer to the below email.

Thanks & best regards
Niwantha

Question

Refer or Refer to ? Which is correct??
Hi friends,

Which is the correct sentence? (to or without "to")

1) please refer the below email.

2) please refer to the below email.

Thanks & best regards
Niwantha

Answer

Hi Thushal,

We should use "refer to" (something) as we are drawing attention from the former to the latter. The preposition "to" expresses a direction towards the latter.

Examples: 
I can refer your case to my superior (living thing).
Please refer to your itinerary (non-living thing).

If you "refer your email" the reader may wonder who you are referring your email to.

Hope this helps.
Cheers, Lance

Answer

Hello there. ^_^

It would be better to say:
"Please refer to the e-mail below."

However, your second sentence is correct. It needs "to". ^_^

The first sentence, "Please refer the below e-mail", sounds like the e-mail is a person, and you're going to refer it to another person.

Answer

'Please refer to' means the same as 'please see', where as 'please refer' without the 'to' means 'please pass on to/send on'