umpire
To act as an umpire in a gameTo act as an umpire in a game.
» I was asked to umpire the game.
Мене попросили бути суддєю під час гри. — deniko
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2 senses(intransitive)To act as an umpire in a game.
schiedsrichtern
суди́тьsudítʹ
be a referee or umpire in a sports competition
(transitive)To decide as an umpire.
Examples
18 sentencesI was asked to umpire the game.
Мене попросили бути суддєю під час гри. — deniko
The umpire said that he was out.
It isn't easy to be an umpire.
deSchiedsrichter haben es nicht leicht. — Yorwba
It's not easy to be an umpire.
deSchiedsrichter haben es nicht leicht. — Yorwba
It isn't easy to be an umpire today.
Translations
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Origin
From a Middle English rebracketing of a noumper as an oumper, from Old French nonper (“oddFrom a Middle English rebracketing of a noumper as an oumper, from Old French nonper (“odd number, not even (as a tie-breaking arbitrator)”), from non (“not”) + per (“equal”), from Latin par (“equal”).
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Forms
umpires, umpiring, umpired, umpiredSynonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.