judge


Definition: Meaning of, judge in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dʒʌdʒ /

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judge judges
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  1. the official in control of a court who decides how criminals should be punished
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  2. someone who decides on the result of a competition
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  3. a good/bad judge of something someone whose opinion on something is usually right or wrong
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  4. be the judge (of something) to be the person whose opinion on something matters or is accepted
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  5. let me be the judge of that spoken used to tell someone angrily that you do not need their advice
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  6. as sober as a judge someone who is as sober as a judge is not drunk at all
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
judge judged judged
Present Participle Third Person Singular
judging judges
  1. opinion [intransitive and transitive] to form or give an opinion about someone or something after thinking carefully about all the information you know about them
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  2. judging by/from something used to say that you are making a guess based on what you have just seen, heard, or learned
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  3. competition [intransitive and transitive] to decide on the result of a competition
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  4. criticize [intransitive and transitive] to form an opinion about someone, especially in an unfair or criticizing way
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  5. law [transitive] to decide whether someone is guilty of a crime in court
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  6. it's not for somebody to judge used to say that you do not think someone has the right to give their opinion about something
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  7. as far as I can judge used to say that you think what you are saying is true, but you are not sure
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  8. don't judge a book by its cover used to say that you should not form an opinion based only on the way something looks
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judge used in phrases

  • back judge (noun)
    1. a football official
  • field judge (noun)
    1. a football official
  • judge advocate (noun)
    1. military an officer assigned to the judge advocate general
    2. military a staff officer serving as legal adviser to a military commander
  • judge advocate general (noun)
    1. law the senior legal advisor to a branch of the military
  • judge's robe (noun)
    1. a gown worn by academics or judges
  • line judge (noun)
    1. football official who assists the referee by keeping track of the official time during the game
  • side judge (noun)
    1. a football official
  • trial judge (noun)
    1. law a judge in a trial court
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