referee
See also: référée
English
Etymology
Middle English, from Old French past participle of referer (“to relate, to refer”), from Latin referre (“to carry back, to report, to notify”); as if refer + -ee, that is, the person to whom something is referred for consideration.
Noun
referee (plural referees)
- (sports) An umpire or judge; the official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game.
- The referee kicked Jim out of the game for fighting.
- A person who settles a dispute.
- A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone.
- Your application, along with letters from three referees, should be received by January 31.
- An expert who judges the manuscript of an article or book to decide if it should be published.
Usage notes
- In general, a referee moves around with the game, while an umpire stays (approximately) in one place.
Translations
sport: umpire, judge, the supervisor of a game
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person who settles a dispute
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person who writes a letter of reference
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expert who judges a manuscript
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Verb
referee (third-person singular simple present referees, present participle refereeing, simple past and past participle refereed)
- To act as a referee.
- He has to referee three hockey games this weekend.
- She has to finish refereeing an article for Nature.
Translations
to act as a referee
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Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrefereː/, [ˈre̞fe̞re̞ː]
Declension
Inflection of referee (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | referee | refereet | |
genitive | refereen | refereiden refereitten | |
partitive | refereetä | refereitä | |
illative | refereehen refereeseen |
refereihin refereisiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | referee | refereet | |
accusative | nom. | referee | refereet |
gen. | refereen | ||
genitive | refereen | refereiden refereitten | |
partitive | refereetä | refereitä | |
inessive | refereessä | refereissä | |
elative | refereestä | refereistä | |
illative | refereehen refereeseen |
refereihin refereisiin | |
adessive | refereellä | refereillä | |
ablative | refereeltä | refereiltä | |
allative | refereelle | refereille | |
essive | refereenä | refereinä | |
translative | refereeksi | refereiksi | |
instructive | — | referein | |
abessive | refereettä | refereittä | |
comitative | — | refereineen |
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