officiate
part of speech
verb (officiate, officiates, officiated, officiating)
meaning for a pupil
1) (church) To officiate at a wedding, funeral or service is to lead it as a priest, minister or official. tree →
2) (sport) To officiate a match is to be the referee, umpire or judge. tree →
sense in the lessons
In church life: «The vicar officiated at my cousin's wedding.» In sport: referees and umpires officiate games. It tells the reader who is in charge of a ceremony or game.
examples
- The minister officiated at the funeral. tree →
- Father Michael will officiate at the wedding. tree →
- Two referees officiated the basketball game. tree →
- A registrar officiated at the town hall wedding. tree →
- Who is officiating today's match? tree →
- The bishop officiated at the confirmation service. tree →
- The officiating priests wore black robes, and were crowned with cypress. tree →
note
Formal word. Usually «officiate at» a ceremony; in sport «officiate» or «officiate at» a match. Person who officiates: an official (referee, priest, registrar).
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «officiate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.