Awarded Judges Equal Award Prize Verb Bre əˈwɔːd

• the judges awarded equal points to both finalists.
• the judges awarded both finalists equal points.
• he was awarded damages of £50 000.
• he was jointly awarded the nobel prize with alex mueller.

award

1. to make an official decision to give something to somebody as a payment, prize, etc.
• The judges awarded equal points to both finalists.
• The judges awarded both finalists equal points.
• He was awarded damages of £50 000.

Extra Examples

• He was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize with Alex Mueller.
• Honours were automatically awarded to senior officials just because they were senior.
• Promotions were automatically awarded to senior officials.
• She mentally awarded herself top marks for staying cool under pressure.
• The prize is awarded annually for the best new building.

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they award
• he / she / it awards
• past simple awarded
• past participle awarded
• -ing form awarding

Word Origin

• late Middle English (in the sense ‘issue a judicial decision’, also denoting the decision itself): from Anglo-Norman French awarder, variant of Old French esguarder ‘consider, ordain’, from es- (from Latin ex ‘thoroughly’) + guarder ‘watch (over)’, based on a word of Germanic origin related to ward; compare with guard.