umpire
noun
a person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
umpired
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past participleof umpire.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof umpire.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
umpirenouna person selected to rule on the plays in a game.
Example Sentences
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Interested in majoring in sports medicine or exercise science, Kennedy is on Santa Margarita’s Varsity Leadership Counsel and has umpired and worked with young players on their mechanics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2025
Márquez, 51, umpired at the Series in 2006, ’11, ‘15 and ’21.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
Montague, 74, worked 4,369 games from 1974 to 2009 and umpired in six World Series, including four as crew chief.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
John Turner: I have umpired at many school cricket matches and have had to send off a player for abusive behaviour, so the problem is not only football.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2022
Dashiell's Reminiscences "As an official, the first big game I umpired was in 1894 between Yale and Princeton, following this with nine consecutive years of umpiring the match," writes Dashiell.
From Football Days Memories of the Game and of the Men behind the Ball by William Hanford Edwards
