judge

1 of 2

noun

ˈjəj

: one who makes judgments: such as

: a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court

: one appointed to decide in a contest or competition : umpire

: one who gives an authoritative opinion

: critic

often capitalized : a tribal hero exercising leadership among the Hebrews after the death of Joshua

judgeship

ˈjəj-ˌship How to pronounce judge (audio)

noun

judge

2 of 2

verb

judged; judging

transitive verb

: to form an opinion about through careful weighing of evidence and testing of premises

: to form an estimate or evaluation of

trying to judge the amount of time required

especially : to form a negative opinion about

shouldn't judge him because of his accent

: to hold as an opinion : guess, think

I judge she knew what she was doing

: to sit in judgment on : try

judge a case

: to determine or pronounce after inquiry and deliberation

They judged him guilty.

: govern, rule

—used of a Hebrew tribal leader

intransitive verb

: to form an opinion

: to decide as a judge

judger noun

Example Sentences

Noun She's one of the strictest judges in the state. He served as a judge at the baking contest. “I don't think we should trust her.” “Let me be the judge of that.” She is a good judge of character. Verb You should not judge people by their appearance. He was trying to judge the strength of his opponent. We should do whatever we judge to be the right thing. Who are you to judge me? He feels that they have judged him unfairly. Don't judge her too severely. The jury will be asked to judge the defendant's guilt. If you are accused of a crime you have the right to be judged by a jury of your peers. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

But, maybe, just maybe, that judge, for the good of the game — the game at its highest level — would have determined there’s a time and place for everything, and that wasn’t it. —

Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2023 During a joint interview, Corden reminded the famous pair that Perry was the guest judge on The X-Factor in 2010 who gave Horan the deciding audition vote that eventually changed his life. —

Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023 In fact, they're named for a Massachusetts judge and farmer, Henry French, who first wrote about them in 1859. —

Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2023 Eddy was a municipal judge in Lighthouse Point and Tamarac, as well as Deerfield Beach’s city attorney, a city prosecutor in Pompano Beach and city lobbyist for Wilton Manors, according to his obituary. —

Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2023 Flight does not mean judge, jury and executioner and that’s what happened here. —

Ryan Young, CNN, 16 Feb. 2023 Melton said Trammell is likely the first judge to ever deny validating a bond-for-title deal. —

Zachary Hansen, ajc, 16 Feb. 2023 But the judge, David O. Carter, overruled him, citing the crime-fraud exception as a reason to allow the committee to have the emails. —

Alan Feuer, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Feb. 2023 It was only shown to the jurors, the judge, and the attorneys. —

Rachel Epstein, Men's Health, 13 Feb. 2023

Verb

Neither Full Rochie nor judge Richard Berman can make a case for the Pats beating the Bills next week (unless Buffalo has cause to tank), or winning a wild-card game on the road. —

Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Jan. 2023 In Tuesday’s America’s Got Talent semifinals, judge Simon Cowell called Milligan’s performance the best of the night. —

Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2022 The pageant doesn’t judge women based on size but on their heart and hard work, Samuels said. —

Jennifer Shapiro-sacks, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2022 After all, most people are probably self-conscious about their own nibbled stubs or shaggy cuticles and totally won’t judge. —

Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 13 Feb. 2023 At Williams' event, people brought their homemade offerings of things like peanut butter cookies and pecan pies for people to taste and judge. —

Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2023 But judge Katy Perry already does this — albeit in a different, more fashionable way. —

Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 8 Feb. 2023 Prosecutors are asking and Indiana judge to deny bond for Delphi murders suspect Richard Allen, according to court documents. —

Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2023 Longtime orchid grower and judge Peter Lin will discuss his work in creating many hybrid cattleyas orchids. —

Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2023 See More

Kids Definition

judge

1 of 2 verb

ˈjəj

judged; judging

: to form an opinion after careful consideration

: to decide as a judge : try

: to reach a conclusion about something : think

judge

2 of 2 noun

: a public official having authority to decide questions brought before a court

: a person appointed to decide in a contest or competition : umpire

: a person who is qualified to give an opinion : critic

judgeship

-ˌship

noun

Legal Definition

judge

1 of 2 verb

ˈjəj

judged; judging

transitive verb

: to hear and decide (as a litigated question) in a court of justice

judge a case

: to pronounce after inquiry and deliberation

he was judged incompetent

intransitive verb

: to make a determination : decide

judge between two accounts

judge

2 of 2 noun

: a public official vested with the authority to hear, determine, and preside over legal matters brought in court

also : one (as a justice of the peace) who performs one or more functions of such an official

judge 1 of 2

noun

as in referee

a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy their father always played the role of judge when there was a disagreement between the siblings

Synonyms & Similar Words

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referee
umpire
magistrate
arbitrator
arbiter
jurist
moderator
negotiator
adjudicator
mediator
justice
intermediate
intermediary
peacemaker
conciliator
mediatrix
reconciler
decider
troubleshooter
go-between

as in court

a public official having authority to decide questions of law the judge gave the defendant a suspended sentence

Synonyms & Similar Words

court
magistrate
jurist
bench
adjudicator
justice
circuit judge
chief justice
auditor
jurisconsult
beak
squire
justice of the peace
master
jurisprudent

judge

2 of 2

verb

as in to decide

to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) the committee will judge the case solely on the evidence

Synonyms & Similar Words

decide
determine
settle
adjudicate
adjudge
referee
umpire
arbitrate
consider
prosecute
hear
resolve
weigh
deem
conclude
rule (on)
ponder
try
deliberate
moderate
mediate
negotiate
redetermine
size up
rejudge
find (for or against)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

equivocate
hedge
skirt
pussyfoot

as in to estimate

to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement considering the amount of dough we have, I judge we'll get about six dozen cookies out of it

Synonyms & Similar Words

estimate
guess
figure
suppose
make
calculate
gauge
put
understand
gage
reckon
place
reason
infer
conclude
call
deduce
extrapolate
conjecture
gather

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

measure
scale
calibrate
compute
work out

as in to understand

to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information I judge that the girl has had a troubled relationship with her mother

Synonyms & Similar Words

understand
decide
derive
infer
reason
think
guess
conclude
deduce
extrapolate
assume
speculate
ascertain
suppose
make out
interpret
read
gather
surmise
draw a conclusion
contemplate
construe
rationalize
conjecture
philosophize
find out
dope (out)

as in to think

to have as an opinion I judge that he knew what kind of woman she was when he married her

Synonyms & Similar Words

think
believe
guess
consider
figure
imagine
suppose
deem
feel
perceive
esteem
allow
hold
assume
accept
view
conceive
reckon
presume
trust
regard
depend
rely
infer
conclude
deduce
surmise
presuppose

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

suspect
doubt
question
reject
distrust
discredit
mistrust
disbelieve

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of judge are conclude, deduce, gather, and infer. While all these words mean "to arrive at a mental conclusion," judge stresses a weighing of the evidence on which a conclusion is based.

judge people by their actions

The words conclude and judge are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, conclude implies arriving at a necessary inference at the end of a chain of reasoning.

concluded that only the accused could be guilty

Deduce often adds to infer the special implication of drawing a particular inference from a generalization.

denied we could deduce anything important from human mortality

In some situations, the words gather and judge are roughly equivalent. However, gather suggests an intuitive forming of a conclusion from implications.

gathered their desire to be alone without a word

While the synonyms infer and judge are close in meaning, infer implies arriving at a conclusion by reasoning from evidence; if the evidence is slight, the term comes close to surmise.

from that remark, I inferred that they knew each other

单词	judge
释义	judge 1 of 2 noun ˈjəj : one who makes judgments: such as a : a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court b : one appointed to decide in a contest or competition : umpire c : one who gives an authoritative opinion d : critic e often capitalized : a tribal hero exercising leadership among the Hebrews after the death of Joshua judgeship ˈjəj-ˌship noun judge 2 of 2 verb judged; judging transitive verb 1 : to form an opinion about through careful weighing of evidence and testing of premises 2 : to form an estimate or evaluation of trying to judge the amount of time required especially : to form a negative opinion about shouldn't judge him because of his accent 3 : to hold as an opinion : guess, think I judge she knew what she was doing 4 : to sit in judgment on : try judge a case 5 : to determine or pronounce after inquiry and deliberation They judged him guilty. 6 : govern, rule —used of a Hebrew tribal leader intransitive verb 1 : to form an opinion 2 : to decide as a judge judger noun Synonyms Noun adjudicator arbiter arbitrator referee umpire Verb adjudge adjudicate arbitrate decide determine referee rule (on) settle umpire See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun She's one of the strictest judges in the state. He served as a judge at the baking contest. “I don't think we should trust her.” “Let me be the judge of that.” She is a good judge of character. Verb You should not judge people by their appearance. He was trying to judge the strength of his opponent. We should do whatever we judge to be the right thing. Who are you to judge me? He feels that they have judged him unfairly. Don't judge her too severely. The jury will be asked to judge the defendant's guilt. If you are accused of a crime you have the right to be judged by a jury of your peers. See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun But, maybe, just maybe, that judge, for the good of the game — the game at its highest level — would have determined there’s a time and place for everything, and that wasn’t it. —Nick Canepacolumnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2023 During a joint interview, Corden reminded the famous pair that Perry was the guest judge on The X-Factor in 2010 who gave Horan the deciding audition vote that eventually changed his life. —Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 17 Feb. 2023 In fact, they're named for a Massachusetts judge and farmer, Henry French, who first wrote about them in 1859. —Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Feb. 2023 Eddy was a municipal judge in Lighthouse Point and Tamarac, as well as Deerfield Beach’s city attorney, a city prosecutor in Pompano Beach and city lobbyist for Wilton Manors, according to his obituary. —Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 16 Feb. 2023 Flight does not mean judge, jury and executioner and that’s what happened here. —Ryan Young, CNN, 16 Feb. 2023 Melton said Trammell is likely the first judge to ever deny validating a bond-for-title deal. —Zachary Hansen, ajc, 16 Feb. 2023 But the judge, David O. Carter, overruled him, citing the crime-fraud exception as a reason to allow the committee to have the emails. —Alan Feuer, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Feb. 2023 It was only shown to the jurors, the judge, and the attorneys. —Rachel Epstein, Men's Health, 13 Feb. 2023 Verb Neither Full Rochie nor judge Richard Berman can make a case for the Pats beating the Bills next week (unless Buffalo has cause to tank), or winning a wild-card game on the road. —Dan Shaughnessy, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Jan. 2023 In Tuesday’s America’s Got Talent semifinals, judge Simon Cowell called Milligan’s performance the best of the night. —Dallas News, 10 Aug. 2022 The pageant doesn’t judge women based on size but on their heart and hard work, Samuels said. —Jennifer Shapiro-sacks, Sun Sentinel, 21 July 2022 After all, most people are probably self-conscious about their own nibbled stubs or shaggy cuticles and totally won’t judge. —Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 13 Feb. 2023 At Williams' event, people brought their homemade offerings of things like peanut butter cookies and pecan pies for people to taste and judge. —Amy Schwabe, Journal Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2023 But judge Katy Perry already does this — albeit in a different, more fashionable way. —Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 8 Feb. 2023 Prosecutors are asking and Indiana judge to deny bond for Delphi murders suspect Richard Allen, according to court documents. —Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2023 Longtime orchid grower and judge Peter Lin will discuss his work in creating many hybrid cattleyas orchids. —Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2023 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English juge, from Anglo-French, from Latin judex — see judge entry 2 Verb Middle English juggen, from Anglo-French juger, from Latin judicare, from judic-, judex judge, from jus right, law + dicere to decide, say — more at just, diction First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined above Verb 13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Phrases Containing judge as/so far as one can see/tell/judge (as) sober as a judge circuit judge judge advocate general judge advocate field judge line judge back judge as/so far as one can see/tell/judge (as) sober as a judge circuit judge judge advocate general judge advocate field judge line judge back judge See More Kids Definition judge 1 of 2 verb ˈjəj judged; judging 1 : to form an opinion after careful consideration 2 : to decide as a judge : try 3 : to reach a conclusion about something : think judge 2 of 2 noun 1 : a public official having authority to decide questions brought before a court 2 : a person appointed to decide in a contest or competition : umpire 3 : a person who is qualified to give an opinion : critic judgeship -ˌship noun Legal Definition judge 1 of 2 verb ˈjəj judged; judging transitive verb 1 : to hear and decide (as a litigated question) in a court of justice judge a case 2 : to pronounce after inquiry and deliberation he was judged incompetent intransitive verb : to make a determination : decide judge between two accounts judge 2 of 2 noun : a public official vested with the authority to hear, determine, and preside over legal matters brought in court also : one (as a justice of the peace) who performs one or more functions of such an official History and Etymology for judge Verb Old French jugier, from Latin judicare, from judic-, judex judge, from jus right, law + dicere to decide, say judge 1 of 2 noun 1 as in referee a person who impartially decides or resolves a dispute or controversy their father always played the role of judge when there was a disagreement between the siblings Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance referee umpire magistrate arbitrator arbiter jurist moderator negotiator adjudicator mediator justice intermediate intermediary peacemaker conciliator mediatrix reconciler decider troubleshooter go-between 2 as in court a public official having authority to decide questions of law the judge gave the defendant a suspended sentence Synonyms & Similar Words court magistrate jurist bench adjudicator justice circuit judge chief justice auditor jurisconsult beak squire justice of the peace master jurisprudent judge 2 of 2 verb 1 as in to decide to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute) the committee will judge the case solely on the evidence Synonyms & Similar Words decide determine settle adjudicate adjudge referee umpire arbitrate consider prosecute hear resolve weigh deem conclude rule (on) ponder try deliberate moderate mediate negotiate redetermine size up rejudge find (for or against) Antonyms & Near Antonyms equivocate hedge skirt pussyfoot 2 as in to estimate to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement considering the amount of dough we have, I judge we'll get about six dozen cookies out of it Synonyms & Similar Words estimate guess figure suppose make calculate gauge put understand gage reckon place reason infer conclude call deduce extrapolate conjecture gather Antonyms & Near Antonyms measure scale calibrate compute work out 3 as in to understand to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information I judge that the girl has had a troubled relationship with her mother Synonyms & Similar Words understand decide derive infer reason think guess conclude deduce extrapolate assume speculate ascertain suppose make out interpret read gather surmise draw a conclusion contemplate construe rationalize conjecture philosophize find out dope (out) 4 as in to think to have as an opinion I judge that he knew what kind of woman she was when he married her Synonyms & Similar Words think believe guess consider figure imagine suppose deem feel perceive esteem allow hold assume accept view conceive reckon presume trust regard depend rely infer conclude deduce surmise presuppose Antonyms & Near Antonyms suspect doubt question reject distrust discredit mistrust disbelieve See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of judge are conclude, deduce, gather, and infer. While all these words mean "to arrive at a mental conclusion," judge stresses a weighing of the evidence on which a conclusion is based. judge people by their actions The words conclude and judge are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, conclude implies arriving at a necessary inference at the end of a chain of reasoning. concluded that only the accused could be guilty Deduce often adds to infer the special implication of drawing a particular inference from a generalization. denied we could deduce anything important from human mortality In some situations, the words gather and judge are roughly equivalent. However, gather suggests an intuitive forming of a conclusion from implications. gathered their desire to be alone without a word While the synonyms infer and judge are close in meaning, infer implies arriving at a conclusion by reasoning from evidence; if the evidence is slight, the term comes close to surmise. from that remark, I inferred that they knew each other
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