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
Despite being in the MLB for 34 seasons, he had not worked a World Series game since 2005, nor umpired a league championship series since 2016.
From BBC ● May 28, 2024
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
West, who in May broke Bill Klem’s record for major league games umpired, will be the crew chief for Wednesday night’s NL game between the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
I would gladly have umpired at Monte Carlo on Good Friday, Easter, Advent Sunday, and Christmas, all rolled into one, if those men had asked me.
From A Padre in France by George A. Birmingham
