26984 words

judge

18 definitions • 31 examples
1
a person who is in charge of a trial in a court and decides how a person who is guilty of a crime should be punished, or who makes decisions on legal matters:

Examples:

a British high-court judge
a US Supreme Court judge
2
the person who officially decides who is the winner of a competition:

Examples:

a panel of judges
3
a person who has the knowledge to give an opinion about something or is able to decide if someone or something is good or bad:

Examples:

She's such a bad judge of character.
"I really don't think you should have another drink." "I'll be/Let me be the judge of that (= I am able to make my own decision about that)."
4
to form, give, or have as an opinion, or to decide about something or someone, especially after thinking carefully:

Examples:

So far, he seems to be handling the job well, but it's really too soon to judge.
[ + question word ] It's difficult to judge whether the new system really is an improvement.
The meeting was judged (to have been) a success.
You shouldn't judge by/on appearances alone.
I'm hopeless at judging distance(s) (= guessing how far it is between places).
5
to express a bad opinion of someone's behaviour, often because you think you are better than them:

Examples:

You have no right to judge other people because of what they look like or what they believe.
6
to officially decide who will be the winner of a competition:

Examples:

I've been asked to judge the children's poetry competition.
7
used to express the reasons why you have a particular opinion:

Examples:

Judging by what he said, I think it's very unlikely that he'll be able to support your application.
8
a person who is in charge of a court of law:

Examples:

The judge dismissed the charge after a preliminary hearing.
9
a person who is qualified to form or give an opinion about something:

Examples:

a good judge of character
10
A judge is also a person who officially decides who has won a competition.
11
to have or give an opinion, or to decide about something or someone, esp. after thinking carefully:

Examples:

[ I ] He seems to be handling the job well, but it’s really too soon to judge.
[ + question word ] It’s hard to judge how old he is.
[ T ] I’m hopeless at judging distances (= guessing how far it is between places).
[ T ] What gives you the right to judge people (= decide how good or bad they are)?
12
To judge a competition is to decide officially who has won.
13
Judging by/from or to judge by/from refers to the reasons you have for thinking something:

Examples:

Judging by their home, they seem to be quite wealthy.
14
a person who is in charge of a court of law and who makes final decisions in legal disagreements:

Examples:

All three judges found him guilty of professional misconduct.
a High Court/Supreme Court judge
15
someone who decides who should win a competition:

Examples:

16
to decide whether you think someone or something is good, bad, effective, etc.:

Examples:

Long-term investors have experience in judging risk.
judging from/by sth Judging by the opinion polls, support for the mainstream right has hardly changed.
judge whether/how/what Delegates must try to judge whether countries are meeting their quotas of greenhouse gas reductions.
be judged to be/have Crops that are judged to have an overall benefit will be approved for planting.
17
to decide who should win a competition:

Examples:

The same criteria are used to judge all contestants.
18
to make a final decision in a legal disagreement:

Examples:

be judged to have done/be sth The company was judged to have broken antitrust laws and now faces a fine.
I want the book to be judged on its merits, not on my reputation.

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