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Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular presenttense umpires , present participle umpiring , past tense , past participle umpired 1. countable noun An umpire is a person whose job is to make sure that a sports match or contest is played fairly and that the rules are not broken.
The umpire's decision is final.
Synonyms: referee, judge, ref [ informal] , arbiter More Synonyms of umpire
2. verb To umpire means to be the umpire in a sports match or contest.
He umpired baseball games. [ VERB noun]
He umpired for school football matches until he was in his late 50s. [ + for , VERB ]
Synonyms: referee, judge, adjudicate, arbitrate More Synonyms of umpire
umpire in British English ( ˈʌmpaɪə )
noun 1. an official who rules on the playing of a game, as in cricket or baseball
2. a person who rules on or judges disputes between contesting parties
verb 3. to act as umpire in (a game, dispute, or controversy)
Derived forms
umpireship ( ˈumpireship) or umpirage ( ˈumpirage) noun
Word origin
C15: by mistaken division from
a noumpere, from Old French
nomper not one of a pair, from
nom-, non- not +
per equal,
peer 1 umpire in American English ( ˈʌmpaɪr )
noun 1. a person chosen to render a decision in a dispute; judge; arbiter
2. a. an official who administers the rules in certain team sports, as baseball or cricket
b. American Football an official who makes rulings regarding play along the line of scrimmage, esp. near the center of the field
verb transitive Word forms: ˈumˌpired or ˈumˌpiring 3. to act as umpire in or of
SIMILAR WORDS: judge
Word origin
ME
oumpere, altered by faulty separation of
a noumpire <
noumpere (see adder
2 , apron) < MFr
nomper, uneven, hence an uneven number, third person <
non, not +
per, even < L
par, par
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Examples of 'umpire' in a sentence umpire
They watch from the same room as the TV umpire. It would make umpiring easier and consciences clearer. It might make the umpires feel more comfortable. Instead they made her umpire their matches. Umpires need the help of players because there can be no organised game without umpires. But hockey is such a challenging game to umpire and it so fast. Then there were the press conferences with his wife coming in having already slapped the chair umpire around the face. Umpires in club games will be able to access information similar to that given to the third umpire in international matches. Imagine if they were cricket umpires. In cricket, umpires have abandoned the idea of trust. Broad's tactic was outlawed because the umpires and match referee think it is unacceptable gamesmanship. As well as being notoriously incapable of hosting, playing or umpiring cricket matches in a fair fashion. The players could have knocked up in the stand opposite the umpire's chair without troubling too many visitors. The umpires have two options. For all the work of the match referees and umpires, it was always the players who would have to lead the way. Athletics and horse racing have photo finishes and a rugby referee can refer a try to a TV umpire. Cricket umpires have had light meters for years, why can't tennis have the same? Until then, it is the umpire's job. The job of umpiring the Boat Race is not really a dream come true. But it's the umpires' job to make their judgments with the naked eye. Now cricket umpires want more time for their own tea, so they can have a nice sit-down. He didn't seem to know the first thing about umpiring a cricket match, yet still insisted on giving his two cents. We were helping the umpires by two of the batsmen walking off (without being given out) which was disappointing as well. In fact, the only slightly disturbing moment of the afternoon came when the lid of the bin by the umpire's chair blew off in the wind. Word lists with umpire
tennisBritish English :
umpire /
ˈʌmpaɪə /
NOUN An umpire is a person whose job is to make sure that a sports match or contest is played fairly and that the rules are not broken.
The umpire's decision is final.
American English : umpire Arabic : حَكَم Brazilian Portuguese : árbitro Chinese : 裁判员 Croatian : treći sudac u sporu koji presuđuje Czech : rozhodčí Danish : dommer sportDutch : scheidsrechter European Spanish : árbitro tenisFinnish : erotuomari French : arbitre German : Schiedsrichter Greek : αγωνοδίκης Italian : arbitro Japanese : アンパイア Korean : 심판 Norwegian : dommer sportPolish : arbiter European Portuguese : árbitro Romanian : arbitru Russian : судья Latin American Spanish : árbitro Swedish : domare sportThai : กรรมการตัดสิน Turkish : hakem Ukrainian : рефері Vietnamese : trọng tài British English :
umpire VERB To umpire means to be the umpire in a sports match or contest.
He umpired baseball games.
He umpired for school football matches.
American English : umpire Brazilian Portuguese : ser o juiz Chinese : 担任裁判 在体育比赛或竞赛中European Spanish : arbitrar French : arbitrer German : schiedsrichtern Italian : arbitrare Japanese : 審判をする Korean : 심판을 보다 European Portuguese : ser o juiz Latin American Spanish : arbitrar Chinese translation of 'umpire' n (c) (Tennis , Cricket ) 裁判员(員) (cáipànyuán) (位 , wèi ) vt [game] 当(當) ... 的裁判 (dāng ... de cáipàn)
Definition
an official who ensures that the people taking part in a game follow the rules
The umpire's decision is final.
Synonyms
ref (informal)
moderator
umpie (Australian , slang)
Definition
to act as umpire in a game
He umpired for school football matches.
Additional synonyms Definition
to serve as a judge, for example in a competition
The fight will be adjudicated by a top boxing referee
Synonyms
judge ,
referee ,
umpire an independent adjudicator
Synonyms
judge ,
referee ,
umpire ,
umpie (Australian , slang) ,
arbiter ,
arbitrator ,
moderator
Definition
a person empowered to judge in a dispute
the court's role as arbiter in the law-making process
Synonyms
judge ,
referee ,
umpire ,
umpie (Australian , slang) ,
arbitrator ,
adjudicator
Additional synonyms Definition
to settle (a dispute) by arbitration
He arbitrates between investors and members of the association.
Synonyms
decide ,
judge ,
determine ,
settle ,
referee ,
umpire ,
mediate ,
adjudicate ,
adjudge ,
pass judgment ,
sit in judgment
He served as an arbitrator in a series of commercial disputes in India.
Synonyms
judge ,
referee ,
umpire ,
umpie (Australian , slang) ,
arbiter ,
adjudicator Definition
to describe (someone or something) as being
His own party called him a traitor.
Synonyms
consider ,
think ,
judge ,
estimate ,
describe as ,
refer to as ,
regard as
Definition
a person appointed to determine the result of a competition
A panel of judges is now selecting the finalists.
Synonyms
referee ,
expert ,
specialist ,
umpire ,
umpie (Australian , slang) ,
mediator ,
examiner ,
connoisseur ,
assessor ,
arbiter ,
appraiser ,
arbitrator ,
moderator ,
adjudicator ,
evaluator ,
authority Definition
to determine the result of (a competition)
Entries will be judged in two age categories.
Synonyms
adjudicate ,
referee ,
umpire ,
mediate ,
officiate ,
adjudge ,
arbitrate Definition
to intervene between people or in a dispute in order to bring about agreement
UN officials mediated between the two sides.
Synonyms
intervene ,
moderate ,
step in (informal) ,
intercede ,
settle ,
referee ,
resolve ,
umpire ,
reconcile ,
arbitrate ,
interpose ,
conciliate ,
make peace ,
restore harmony ,
act as middleman ,
bring to terms ,
bring to an agreement
Definition
to preside over a meeting, discussion, etc.
trying to moderate a quarrel between the two states
Synonyms
arbitrate ,
judge ,
chair ,
referee ,
preside ,
mediate ,
take the chair