judge
/d͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/
noun
- 1
A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.
- 2
A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.
- 3
A person officiating at a sports event or similar.
“At a boxing match, the decision of the judges is final.”
- 4
A person who evaluates something or forms an opinion.
“She is a good judge of wine.”
verb
- 1
To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on.
“A higher power will judge you after you are dead.”
- 2
To sit in judgment, to act as judge.
“Justices in this country judge without appeal.”
- 3
To form an opinion on.
“I judge a man’s character by the cut of his suit.”
- 4
To arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc.
“We cannot both be right: you must judge between us.”
- 5
To have as an opinion; to consider, suppose.
“I judge it safe to leave the house once again.”
- 6
To form an opinion; to infer.
“I judge from the sky that it might rain later.”
- 7
To criticize or label another person or thing.
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