Meaning of "umpire" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD UMPIRE

By mistaken division from a noumpere, from Old French nomper not one of a pair, from nom-, non- not + per equal, peer1.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF UMPIRE

umpire  [ˈʌmpaɪə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UMPIRE

Umpire is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb umpire in English.

WHAT DOES UMPIRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Referee

A referee is the person of authority in a variety of sports who is responsible for presiding over the game from a neutral point of view and making on-the-fly decisions that enforce the rules of the sport, including sportsmanship decisions such as ejection. The official tasked with this job may be known, in addition to referee, by a variety of other titles as well, including umpire, judge, arbiter, arbitrator, linesman, commissaire, timekeeper, touch judge or Technical Official.

Definition of umpire in the English dictionary

The first definition of umpire in the dictionary is an official who rules on the playing of a game, as in cricket or baseball. Other definition of umpire is a person who rules on or judges disputes between contesting parties. Umpire is also to act as umpire in.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO UMPIRE

PRESENT

Present

I umpire

you umpire

he/she/it umpires

we umpire

you umpire

they umpire

Present continuous

I am umpiring

you are umpiring

he/she/it is umpiring

we are umpiring

you are umpiring

they are umpiring

Present perfect

I have umpired

you have umpired

he/she/it has umpired

we have umpired

you have umpired

they have umpired

Present perfect continuous

I have been umpiring

you have been umpiring

he/she/it has been umpiring

we have been umpiring

you have been umpiring

they have been umpiring

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I umpired

you umpired

he/she/it umpired

we umpired

you umpired

they umpired

Past continuous

I was umpiring

you were umpiring

he/she/it was umpiring

we were umpiring

you were umpiring

they were umpiring

Past perfect

I had umpired

you had umpired

he/she/it had umpired

we had umpired

you had umpired

they had umpired

Past perfect continuous

I had been umpiring

you had been umpiring

he/she/it had been umpiring

we had been umpiring

you had been umpiring

they had been umpiring

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will umpire

you will umpire

he/she/it will umpire

we will umpire

you will umpire

they will umpire

Future continuous

I will be umpiring

you will be umpiring

he/she/it will be umpiring

we will be umpiring

you will be umpiring

they will be umpiring

Future perfect

I will have umpired

you will have umpired

he/she/it will have umpired

we will have umpired

you will have umpired

they will have umpired

Future perfect continuous

I will have been umpiring

you will have been umpiring

he/she/it will have been umpiring

we will have been umpiring

you will have been umpiring

they will have been umpiring

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would umpire

you would umpire

he/she/it would umpire

we would umpire

you would umpire

they would umpire

Conditional continuous

I would be umpiring

you would be umpiring

he/she/it would be umpiring

we would be umpiring

you would be umpiring

they would be umpiring

Conditional perfect

I would have umpire

you would have umpire

he/she/it would have umpire

we would have umpire

you would have umpire

they would have umpire

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been umpiring

you would have been umpiring

he/she/it would have been umpiring

we would have been umpiring

you would have been umpiring

they would have been umpiring

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you umpire
we let´s umpire
you umpire

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to umpire

Past participle

umpired

Present Participle

umpiring

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «UMPIRE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «umpire» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of umpire

adjudicate · adjudicator · arbiter · arbitrate · arbitrator · call · judge · mediate · moderate · moderator · ref · referee · umpie

TRANSLATION OF UMPIRE

Find out the translation of umpire to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of umpire from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «umpire» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 裁判员
• Translator English - Spanish: árbitro
• English: umpire
• Translator English - Hindi: अंपायर
• Translator English - Arabic: حَكَم
• Translator English - Russian: судья
• Translator English - Portuguese: árbitro
• Translator English - Bengali: সালিস
• Translator English - French: arbitre
• Translator English - Malay: Pengadil
• Translator English - German: Schiedsrichter
• Translator English - Japanese: アンパイア
• Translator English - Korean: 심판
• Translator English - Javanese: Umpire
• Translator English - Vietnamese: trọng tài
• Translator English - Tamil: நடுவர்
• Translator English - Marathi: अंपायर
• Translator English - Turkish: hakem
• Translator English - Italian: arbitro
• Translator English - Polish: arbiter
• Translator English - Ukrainian: рефері
• Translator English - Romanian: arbitru
• Translator English - Greek: αγωνοδίκης
• Translator English - Afrikaans: skeidsregter
• Translator English - Swedish: domare
• Translator English - Norwegian: dommer

10 QUOTES WITH «UMPIRE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word umpire.

1

Red Barber

Whenever you have a tight situation and there's a close pitch, the umpire gets a squawk no matter how he calls it.

2

Bert Campaneris

Yes, I was in that game where George Brett hit that home run. Billy saw there was too much pine tar on the bat and he went to the umpire, the next thing we knew they were fighting about it.

3

Nestor Chylak

The way I see it, an umpire must be perfect on the first day of the season and then get better every day.

4

Adam DeVine

When I was a teenager, I was an umpire for a competitive league for 8- to 9-year-olds. I was really bad at it because I didn't know all the rules, and all these kids were better athletes than me. I made a bad call, and this dad snapped on me. Then he dumped his trash from his cooler, and I had to kick him out of the stands.

5

David Duchovny

Chemistry is really about two people who like to act together, I think. It's like tennis in the most cliched way. It's like if you hit the ball, they hit the ball back, and they don't hit it into the stands, and they don't put the ball in their pocket and walk off - and they don't argue with the umpire, you know?

6

Leo Durocher

You argue with the umpire because there is nothing else you can do about it.

7

Leo Durocher

In the olden days, the umpire didn't have to take any courses in mind reading. The pitcher told you he was going to throw at you.

8

Billy Evans

The public wouldn't like the perfect umpire in every game. It would kill off baseball's greatest alibi - 'We was robbed.'

9

Jim Evans

Our students learn more in 30 days than one could learn in 30 years without our training. To really maximize your potential as an umpire, you need to get a solid foundation as soon as you can.

10

Jim Evans

Most plays that are missed by the umpire are caused by the umpire not reading those cues early enough and making the proper adjustments.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UMPIRE»

Discover the use of umpire in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to umpire and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

American Umpire

In American Umpire Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman asserts instead that America has performed the role of umpire since 1776, compelling adherence to rules that gradually earned broad approval, and violating them as well.

Elizabeth Cobbs Hoffman, 2013

Never Blame the Umpire

Kate is having the best summer a sports-loving eleven-year-old could possibly have.

Gene Fehler, 2010

As They See 'Em: A Fan's Travels in the Land of Umpires

Packed with fascinating reportage that reveals the game as never before and answers the kinds of questions that fans, exasperated by the clichés of conventional sports commentary, pose to themselves around the television set, Bruce Weber's ...

Bruce Weber, 2009

You're the Umpire: 139 Scenarios to Test Your Baseball Knowledge

Divided into three sections, this unusual handbook offers Routine Calls, which deal with scenarios and rules that typically come up in games and deal with clear cut rules—fair and foul, strike zone questions, and the like.

Wayne Stewart, 2013

A to Z Mysteries: The Unwilling Umpire

Each book includes a map and a letter from the author. Parents, teachers, and librarians agree that these highly collectible chapter books are perfect for emerging readers and any kid who love mysteries! From the Trade Paperback edition.

Ron Roy, 2009

Center Field on Fire: An Umpire's Life with Pine Tar Bats, ...

Former MLB umpire Dave Phillips was at the center of some of baseball's most unforgettable momentsOCoComiskey's infamous Disco Demolition Night, Gaylord Perry's spitball ejection, Albert Belle's confiscated corked bat and George Brett's ...

Dave Phillips, Rob Rains, 2004

The Unwilling Umpire

The whole town has turned out to watch the Green Lawn women challenge the menand to see Mr. Pocket's prized baseball collection.

Ron Roy, 2009

Hardball Without an Umpire: The Sociology of Morality

This sociological analysis of how we "play the morality game" sheds light on the informal rules governing our moral decisions.

Melvyn L. Fein, 1997

The Fall of the Roman Umpire

Pays tribute to the many unheralded heroes of major league baseball

Ron Luciano, David Fisher, 1987

You Are the Umpire

A sports illustrator and an ex-professional cricketer and umpire team up in this guide to the laws of cricket.

Paul Trevillion, John Holder, Giles Richards, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UMPIRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term umpire is used in the context of the following news items.

Robot umpires should be the future of baseball

On Tuesday night, at a minor league baseball game between the San Rafael Pacifics and the Vallejo Admirals, the home plate umpire called no balls or strikes. «Vox, Jul 15»

Nick Kyrgios rips Wimbledon umpire: 'Do you feel strong up there?'

Another round, another win and another spat with a chair umpire – all in a day's work for Nick Kyrgios, the fiery, young Aussie who's finally bringing some ... «For The Win, Jul 15»

Wimbledon 2015: Nick Kyrgios denies 'dirty scum' cry was at the …

The umpire, Mohamed Lahyani, talks to Nick Kyrgios during the first round ... Nick Kyrgios has insisted he was calling himself “dirty scum” and not the umpire in ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»

Home Plate Umpire (?!?) Charges Mound to Confront Jon Lester

Leave it to baseball to continually find ways to surprise. This time in the form of home plate umpire Andy Fletcher going out to the mound to yell at Cubs pitcher ... «The Big Lead, Jun 15»

Torii Hunter Suspended 2 Games, Fined for Outburst at Umpire

Torii Hunter certainly got his money's worth as he argued a call and was subsequently ejected during the Minnesota Twins' 7-2 defeat to the Kansas Royals on ... «Bleacher Report, Jun 15»

Why is Rafael Nadal allowed to blackball an umpire?

This speaks to the complete lack of structure in tennis, which has been displayed so well by Rafael Nadal's continued blackballing of chair umpire Carlos ... «USA TODAY, May 15»

Terror attack survivor to umpire in Pakistan

PAKISTAN have appointed a local umpire who survived a 2009 terrorist attack on the Sri Lankan team for their home series against Zimbabwe after cricket's ... «Fox Sports, May 15»

Joey Votto bumps umpire Chris Conroy following ejection …

The Cincinnati Reds should anticipate being without first baseman Joey Votto for a game or two in the not too distant future. The former National League MVP ... «Yahoo Sports, May 15»

David Ortiz suspended, fined after argument with umpire

MLB said Ortiz was punished by senior vice president Joe Garagiola Jr. for making contact with umpire John Tumpane during the fifth inning of Sunday's game ... «WCVB Boston, Apr 15»

Cricket World Cup 2015: James Taylor denied ton by umpire error

James Taylor was denied a World Cup century by an umpiring error that brought ... However, Taylor had successfully reviewed umpire Aleem Dar's lbw decision ... «BBC Sport, Feb 15»