referee
nomverbeattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˌɹɛf.əˈɹiː//
- États-Unis//ˌɹɛf.əˈɹi//
An umpire or judge; an official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game.
nom
- 1
An umpire or judge; an official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game.
The referee kicked Jim out of the game for fighting.
- 2
A person who settles a dispute.
- 3
A person who writes a letter of reference or provides a reference by phone call for someone. (In the UK such a person is sometimes, and in the US the person is typically, referred to as a reference.)
Your application, along with letters from three referees, should be received by January 31.
- 4
An expert who judges the manuscript of an article or book to decide if it should be published.
Étymologie
From Middle English [Term?], from past participle of Old French 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.
verbe
- 1
To act as a referee.
He has to referee three hockey games this weekend.
She has to finish refereeing an article for Nature.
Formes
- pluriel
- referees
- passé
- refereed
- participe passé
- refereed
- participe présent
- refereeing
- 3ᵉ personne du singulier
- referees
referee · An umpire or judge; an official who makes sure the rules are followed during a game.
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