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ref·e·ree
(rĕf′ə-rē′)n.
1. One to whom something is referred, especially for settlement, decision, or an opinion as to the thing's quality.
2. Sports & Games An official supervising the play; an umpire.
3. Law A person appointed by a court to assist a judge in the trying of a case or to hear certain types of cases.
v. ref·e·reed, ref·e·ree·ing, ref·e·rees
v.tr.
To judge as referee.
v.intr.
To act as referee.
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referee
(ˌrɛfəˈriː)n
1. a person to whom reference is made, esp for an opinion, information, or a decision
2. (General Sporting Terms) the umpire or judge in any of various sports, esp football and boxing, responsible for ensuring fair play according to the rules
3. a person who is willing to testify to the character or capabilities of someone
4. (Law) law See Official Referee
5. (Professions) law See Official Referee
vb, -ees, -eeing or -eed
6. (General Sporting Terms) to act as a referee (in); preside (over)
7. (Law) to act as a referee (in); preside (over)
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ref•er•ee
(ˌrɛf əˈri)n., v. -eed, -ee•ing. n.
1. a person to whom something is referred for decision or settlement.
2. a judge having functions fixed by the rules of a game or sport; umpire.
3. an authority who evaluates proposals for funding, scholarly papers for publication, etc.
4. Law. a person selected by a court to take testimony and recommend a decision.
v.t. 5. to preside over as referee.
v.i. 6. to act as referee.
[1605–15]
syn: See judge.
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referee
a person who decides a matter when the parties to it are in conflict; an umpire or judge.
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umpire
– refereeAn umpire or referee is an official whose job is to make sure that a game is played fairly and that the rules are not broken.
1. 'umpire'
These games have an umpire or umpires:
badminton baseball cricket table tennis tennis
volleyball
2. 'referee'
These games have a referee:
basketball billiards boxing football rugby football
snooker wrestling
The official in charge of a hockey match is sometimes called an umpire and sometimes a referee.
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referee
Past participle: refereed
Gerund: refereeing
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| I referee |
| you referee |
| he/she/it referees |
| we referee |
| you referee |
| they referee |
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| I refereed |
| you refereed |
| he/she/it refereed |
| we refereed |
| you refereed |
| they refereed |
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| I am refereeing |
| you are refereeing |
| he/she/it is refereeing |
| we are refereeing |
| you are refereeing |
| they are refereeing |
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| I have refereed |
| you have refereed |
| he/she/it has refereed |
| we have refereed |
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| I was refereeing |
| you were refereeing |
| he/she/it was refereeing |
| we were refereeing |
| you were refereeing |
| they were refereeing |
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| I had refereed |
| you had refereed |
| he/she/it had refereed |
| we had refereed |
| you had refereed |
| they had refereed |
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| I will referee |
| you will referee |
| he/she/it will referee |
| we will referee |
| you will referee |
| they will referee |
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| I will have refereed |
| you will have refereed |
| he/she/it will have refereed |
| we will have refereed |
| you will have refereed |
| they will have refereed |
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| I will be refereeing |
| you will be refereeing |
| he/she/it will be refereeing |
| we will be refereeing |
| you will be refereeing |
| they will be refereeing |
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| I have been refereeing |
| you have been refereeing |
| he/she/it has been refereeing |
| we have been refereeing |
| you have been refereeing |
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| I will have been refereeing |
| you will have been refereeing |
| he/she/it will have been refereeing |
| we will have been refereeing |
| you will have been refereeing |
| they will have been refereeing |
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| I had been refereeing |
| you had been refereeing |
| he/she/it had been refereeing |
| we had been refereeing |
| you had been refereeing |
| they had been refereeing |
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| I would referee |
| you would referee |
| he/she/it would referee |
| we would referee |
| you would referee |
| they would referee |
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| I would have refereed |
| you would have refereed |
| he/she/it would have refereed |
| we would have refereed |
| you would have refereed |
| they would have refereed |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
referee
Arbiter who officiates the game and is also the time keeper.
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Noun 1. [画像:referee - (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play]referee - (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
official - someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"
2. referee - someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication
critic - anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something
scanner - someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
3. referee - an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Verb 1. [画像:referee - be a referee or umpire in a sports competition]referee - be a referee or umpire in a sports competition
judge - determine the result of (a competition)
2. referee - evaluate professionally a colleague's work
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referee
noun
1. umpire, judge, ref (informal), arbiter, arbitrator, adjudicator The referee stopped the fight.
verb
1. umpire, judge, mediate, adjudicate, arbitrate He has refereed in two World Cups.
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referee
nounverb
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Translations
حَكَم حَكَم على الشَّخْصِيَّه أثناء المُقابلاتيَحْكُم في مُباراه
съдия
rozhodčíručitelsoudcesoudcovat
dommerreferencedømme
erotuomarisovittelijasuosittelijavälimies
sportski sudacstručnjaksudacsutkinjavještak
ajánlóvezet
ábyrgîarmaîurdæmadómari
レフェリー
심판
pískaťrozhodovaťručiteľ
sodnik
domarereferens
กรรมการ
trọng tài
referee
[ˌrefəˈriː]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
referee
n
(Ftbl, Rugby, fig) → Schiedsrichter(in) m(f); (Boxing) → Ringrichter(in) m(f); (Judo, Wrestling) → Kampfrichter(in) m(f)
(Jur) → Schiedsrichter(in) m(f)
vt (Sport, fig) → Schiedsrichter(in) sein bei; match also → (als Schieds-/Ring-/Kampfrichter(in)) leiten ; (Ftbl also) → pfeifen (inf)
vi (Sport, fig) → Schiedsrichter(in) sein, (den) Schiedsrichter/(die) Schiedsrichterin machen or spielen (inf); (Ftbl also) → pfeifen (inf); who’s going to referee? → wer macht den Schiedsrichter?
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refer
(rəˈfəː) – past tense, past participle reˈferred – verb (with to).
1. to talk or write (about something); to mention. He doesn't like anyone referring to his wooden leg; I referred to your theories in my last book. verwys يُشير إلى، يَذْكُر отнасям referir-se a zmiňovat se, mluvit o hinweisen omtale αναφέρω, αναφέρομαι referirse a, hacer alusión a mainima, viitama اشاره کردن mainita faire allusion à לְהִתייַחֵס אֶל- सुपुर्द करना aludirati, pozvati se na nešto utal vkire, vmire menyebut vísa til, minnast á alludere 〜のことを言う 언급하다 kalbėti, užsiminti apie, nurodyti norādīt; atsaukties (uz autoru u.tml.) rujuk verwijzen vise til, nevne wspomnieć, przytoczyć رجوع كول، حواله كول، ليږل، ورګرځول، ورليږل، نسبت وركول referir-se a a face aluzie/referire la упоминать zmieniť sa (o), hovoriť (o) omeniti uputiti na nämna, hänvisa till อ้างอิง ...-den söz etmek, ...-e ilişkin olmak 提到,談起 згадувати حوالہ دینا nhắc tới 提到,(谈)到
2. to relate to, concern, or apply to. My remarks refer to your last letter. verwys, handel oor يُشير، يَنْطَبِق، يَتَعَلَّق بِ، يَخُص отнасям reportar-se a vztahovat se sich beziehen referere αναφέρομαι σε, αφορώ referir, hacer referencia/alusión a puudutama مربوط بودن viitata renvoyer à לְהִתייַחֵס אֶל- वर्णन करना odnositi se na vonatkozik vkire, vmire mengacu varða riferirsi 〜に関係する 관련을 가지다 sietis, būti susijusiam attiekties berpandukan verwijzen vise til, angå, vedrøre odnosić się اړوند كيدل reportar-se a a trimite, a se referi относиться vzťahovať sa (na), týkať sa nanašati se odnositi se avse, åsyfta เกี่ยวกับ olmak 針對,有關 стосуватися ذکر کرنا liên quan tới 提到,针对,关系到指的是
3. to send or pass on to someone else for discussion, information, a decision etc. The case was referred to a higher law-court; I'll refer you to the managing director. verwys يُحيل إلى، يَرْفَع отпращам enviar postoupit, předat verweisen sende videre; henvise παραπέμπω enviar, remitir edasi saatma ارجاع دادن ohjata jnk puoleen envoyer à לְהִיווַעֵץ हवाला करना uputiti na, prepustiti vkit, vmit vkihez küld meneruskan, menggarahkan vísa til affidare 任せる 회부하다 perduoti, pasiųsti, nukreipti nodot; pārsūtīt rujuk verwijzen henvise til skierować نسبت وركول enviar a trimite направлять postúpiť, poukazovať, upozorniť napotiti proslediti hänskjuta, remittera, överlämna อ้างถึงข้อมูลอื่น ๆ ...-e göndermek 提交 відсилати; направляти رجوع کرنا chuyển sang; giới thiệu 提交
4. to look for information (in something). If I'm not sure how to spell a word, I refer to a dictionary. raadpleeg يَبْحَث عن مَعْلومات отнасям се consultar podívat se do nachschlagen slå efter προσφεύγω, ανατρέχω consultar (millestki) järele vaatama رجوع کردن به tarkistaa consulter לְהֵיעָזֵר संपर्क करना pogledati (zaviriti) u rječnik utánanéz melihat leita til/í consultare 参照する 참조하다 pažiūrėti konsultēties; meklēt uzziņu rujuk raadplegen slå opp i, se etter odwołać się رجوع كول consultar a consulta справляться pozrieť sa (do), nahliadnuť pogledati (v) potražiti rådfråga, slå upp i ค้นหาข้อมูล ...-e bakmak 查閱 звертатися معلومات کے لیے کتاب وغیرہ دیکھنا tra cứu 查阅
referee (refəˈriː) noun1. a person who controls boxing, football etc matches, makes sure that the rules are not broken etc. The referee sent two of the players off the field. skeidsregter حَكَم съдия árbitro soudce der Schiedsrichter dommer διαιτητής árbitro kohtunik داور tuomari arbitre שופט रेफरी sudac játékvezető wasit dómari arbitro レフリー 심판 teisėjas tiesnesis (sportā) pengadil scheidsrechter dommer sędzia منصف، حكم، دريم ګړى ريفرى árbitro arbitru рефери rozhodca sodnik sudija domare กรรมการ hakem 裁判 суддя, рефері کھیل کا نگراں trọng tài 裁判员
2. a person who is willing to provide a note about one's character, ability etc, eg when one applies for new job. referent, verwysing حَكَم على الشَّخْصِيَّه أثناء المُقابلات рецензент referência ručitel die Referenz reference πρόσωπο που παρέχει επαγγελματικές συστάσεις garante, persona que da referencias sobre otra soovitaja معرف suosittelija répondant/-ante מַמלִיץ हवालाकर्ता osoba koja može dati mišljenje (preporuku) ajánló pemberi referensi ábyrgðarmaður referenza 身元保証人 신원 보증인 rekomenduojantis asmuo rekomendācija; atsauksme rujukan referentie referanse osoba polecająca منصف referência persoană care dă referinţe поручитель ručiteľ porok izdavalac preporuke referensperson กรรมการในการสัมภาษณ์งาน tavsiye mektubu yazan kimse 介紹人,推薦人 особа, що дає рекомендацію ثالث người chứng nhận 介绍人,推荐人鉴定人
verb – past tense, past participle ˌrefeˈreed – to act as a referee for a match. I've been asked to referee (a football match) on Saturday. skeidsregter wees يَحْكُم في مُباراه реферирам arbitrar soudcovat Schiedsrichter sein bei dømme διαιτητεύω arbitrar kohtunikuks olema داوری کردن toimia tuomarina arbitrer לִשפּוֹט मैंच में रेफरी का काम suditi (na utakmici) vezet (mérkőzést) mewasiti dæma arbitrare レフリーを勤める 심판 역할을 하다 teisėjauti tiesāt (sportā); būt par tiesnesi mengadili als scheidsrechter optrreden dømme sędziować ريفرى arbitrar a arbitra судить rozhodovať, pískať soditi suditi döma ทําหน้าที่เป็นผู้ตัดสิน hakemlik yapmak 擔任裁判 бути суддею کھیل کا نگراں ہونا làm trọng tài 担任裁判
reference (ˈrefərəns) noun1. (an) act of referring (to something); a mention (of something). He made several references to her latest book; With reference to your request for information, I regret to inform you that I am unable to help you. verwysing إشارَه отнасяне referência zmínka; pokud jde o der Verweis henvisning αναφορά, μνεία referencia viide مراجعه viittaus référence; concernant התייחסות संदर्भ referenca hivatkozás, utalás penyebutan tilvísun riferimento 言及 언급 atsiliepimas, užsiminimas atsaukšanās; atsauce rujukan verwijzing henvisning, referanse; i henhold til wzmianka, odniesienie ماخذ، مرجع، نسبت رابطه، رجعت، خواله ليږنه، ورګرځونه referência referire; referitor (la) упоминание zmienka; čo sa týka sklicevanje upućivanje hänvisning, hänsyftning, refererande การอ้างอิง ricanızla ilgili olarak; söz etme, değinme 提及,涉及 посилання; згадування حوالہ sự tham khảo 提及,涉及
2. a note about one's character, ability etc, eg when one applies for a new job. Our new secretary had excellent references from her previous employers. verwysing, referent شَهادَه شَخْص حَوْل شَخْصِيَّة إنْسان справка referência reference die Referenz anbefaling σύσταση referencias soovitus معرفی نامه referenssi références המלצה उल्लेख preporuka ajánlólevél referensi meðmæli referenze 人物証明書 (인물·기량 등에 관한) 조회 atsiliepimas, rekomendacija rekomendācija; atsauksme rujukan referentie referanse, anbefaling list polecający, referencja, opinia پيژندون پاڼه referência referinţe рекомендация referencia, posudok, osvedčenie priporočilo preporuka referens หนังสือรับรอง referans, bonservis 推薦函 рекомендація استناد nhận xét 推荐信,介绍信关于品行、能力等的)证明、介绍
3. an indication in a book, report etc, showing where one got one's information or where further information can be found. verwysing مَرْجِع، مَصْدَر مَعْلومات отпратка referência odkaz der Hinweis henvisning παραπομπή referencia viitamine کتاب مرجع lähdeviite référence אַסמַכתָא निर्देश, सम्बन्ध, हवाला referenca, bilješka u knjizi hivatkozás, utalás petunjuk tilvísun, tilvísunarskrá rimando, rinvio 参照事項 참조 nuoroda atsauce, norāde nota rujukan verwijzing litteraturhenvisning odsyłacz مرجع referência referinţă ссылка odkaz, odvolávka napotitev pomoćna literatura hänvisning เอกสารอ้างอิง gönderme 參考文獻,出處 виноска نشان حاشیہ phần tham khảo 参考书目,引文
reference book a book which is not usually read from beginning to end but which is consulted occasionally for information, eg a dictionary or encyclopaedia. naslaanwerk مَرْجِع عِلْمي، كِتاب أو موسوعَه справочник livro de referência (naučný) slovník, příručka das Nachschlagewerk opslagsbog; håndbog βιβλίο αναφοράς obra de referencia teatmeteos کتاب خانه کتب مرجع hakuteos ouvrage de référence סֵפֶר עִיוּן संदर्भ पुस्तक priručnik kézikönyv buku rujukan uppsláttarrit opera/testo/libro di consultazione 参考図書 참고서 informacinė knyga, žinynas uzziņu grāmata; rokasgrāmata buku rujukan naslagwerk oppslagsbok, håndbok leksykon, słownik itd. كتابتون (كتابخانه livro de referência carte de referinţă справочник (náučný) slovník, príručka priročnik pomoćna literatura uppslags-, hand-, referensbok หนังสืออ้างอิง başvuru kitabı 參考書 довідник حوالہ جاتی کتاب sách tham khảo 参考书
reference library a library of books to be looked at for information but not borrowed. naslaanbiblioteek مَكْتَبَة مَراجِع читалня biblioteca de referência příruční knihovna die Handbücherei håndbibliotek βιβλιοθήκη έργων αναφοράς biblioteca de consulta käsikogu, avariiulikogu کتابخانه مرجع käsikirjasto bibliothèque de consultation סִפרִייַת עִיוּן संदर्भ पुस्तकालय knjižnica s priručnicima, priručna biblioteka kézikönyvtár perpustakaan rujukan bókasafn með uppsláttarritum biblioteca di consultazione 참고 도서관 parankinė biblioteka uzziņu bibliotēka perpustakaan rujukan naslagbibliotheek hånd-/referansebibliotek bibliote(cz)ka podręczna كتابتون biblioteca de referência bibliotecă cu cărţi pentru sala de lectură справочная библиотека príručná knižnica priročna knjižnica literatua referensbibliotek ห้องสมุดที่มีหนังสือสําหรับอ้างอิงแต่ยืมออกไปไม่ได้ başvuru kitaplığı 參考圖書館 довідкова бібліотека حوالہ جاتی کتب خانہ thư viện tham khảo 参考书阅览室
reference, noun, is spelt with -r-.
referred and referring are spelt with -rr-.
referred and referring are spelt with -rr-.
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referee
→ حَكَم rozhodčí dommer Schiedsrichter διαιτητής árbitro erotuomari arbitre sportski sudac arbitro レフェリー 심판 scheidsrechter dommer sędzia árbitro судья domare กรรมการ hakem trọng tài 裁判员Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009