judge (j j)v. judged, judg·ing, judg·es v.tr. 1. To form an opinion or estimation of after careful consideration: judge heights; judging character. 2. a. Law To hear and decide on in a court of law; try: judge a case. b. Obsolete To pass sentence on; condemn. c. To act as one appointed to decide the winners of: judge an essay contest. 3. To determine or declare after consideration or deliberation. 4. Informal To have as an opinion or assumption; suppose: I judge you're right. 5. Bible To govern; rule. Used of an ancient Israelite leader. v.intr. 1. To form an opinion or evaluation. 2. To act or decide as a judge. n. 1. One who judges, especially: a. One who makes estimates as to worth, quality, or fitness: a good judge of used cars; a poor judge of character. b. Abbr. J. Law A public official who hears and decides cases brought before a court of law. c. Law A bankruptcy referee. d. One appointed to decide the winners of a contest or competition. 2. Bible a. A leader of the Israelites during a period of about 400 years between the death of Joshua and the accession of Saul. b. Judges (used with a sing. verb) Abbr. Judg. or Jgs or Jg See Table at Bible. [Middle English jugen, from Anglo-Norman juger, from Latin i  dic re, from idex, idic-, judge; see deik- in Indo-European roots.]Synonyms: judge, arbitrator, arbiter, referee, umpire These nouns denote persons who make decisions that determine or settle points at issue. A judge is one capable of making rational, dispassionate, and wise decisions: In this case, the jury members are the judges of the truth. An arbitrator is either appointed or derives authority from the consent of the disputants: An experienced arbitrator mediated the contract dispute. An arbiter is one whose opinion or judgment is recognized as being unassailable or binding: The critic considered himself an arbiter of fine literature. A referee is an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case: The referee handled many bankruptcy cases each month. An umpire is a person appointed to settle an issue that arbitrators are unable to resolve: The umpire studied complex tax cases. In sports referee and umpire refer to officials who enforce the rules and settle points at issue. |
judge
Noun
1. a public official with authority to hear cases and pass sentences in a court of law
2. a person appointed to determine the result of a competition
3. a person whose opinion on a particular subject is usually reliable: a fine judge of men
Verb
[judging, judged]
1. to determine the result of (a competition)
2. to appraise critically: she hopes people judge her on her work rather than her appearance
3. to decide (something) after inquiry: we use a means test to judge the most needy cases
4. to believe or consider: doctors judged that the benefits of such treatment outweighed the risk [Latin judex]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | judge - a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice adjudicator - a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes alcalde - a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town chief justice - the judge who presides over a supreme court Daniel - a wise and upright judge; "a Daniel come to judgment" -- Shakespeare doge - formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa justiciar, justiciary - formerly a high judicial officer magistrate - a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses) functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office ordinary - a judge of a probate court qadi - an Islamic judge recorder - a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs trial judge - a judge in a trial court trier - one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case |
| 2. | judge - an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality arbitrator, umpire, arbiter - someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; "the critic was considered to be an arbiter of modern literature"; "the arbitrator's authority derived from the consent of the disputants"; "an umpire was appointed to settle the tax case" authority - an expert whose views are taken as definitive; "he is an authority on corporate law" critic - anyone who expresses a reasoned judgment of something | |
| Verb | 1. | judge - determine the result of (a competition) resolve, settle, adjudicate, decide - bring to an end; settle conclusively; "The case was decided"; "The judge decided the case in favor of the plaintiff"; "The father adjudicated when the sons were quarreling over their inheritance" |
| 2. | judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people" cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments; "I've been thinking all day and getting nowhere" grade, rate, rank, place, range, order - assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide" stand - have or maintain a position or stand on an issue; "Where do you stand on the War?" approve - judge to be right or commendable; think well of disapprove - consider bad or wrong choose - see fit or proper to act in a certain way; decide to act in a certain way; "She chose not to attend classes and now she failed the exam" prejudge - judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence appraise, assess, evaluate, valuate, value, measure - evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"; "access all the factors when taking a risk" reappraise - appraise anew; "Homes in our town are reappraised every five years and taxes are increased accordingly" reject - refuse to accept or acknowledge; "I reject the idea of starting a war"; "The journal rejected the student's paper" accept - consider or hold as true; "I cannot accept the dogma of this church"; "accept an argument" think, believe, conceive, consider - judge or regard; look upon; judge; "I think he is very smart"; "I believe her to be very smart"; "I think that he is her boyfriend"; "The racist conceives such people to be inferior" anticipate, expect - regard something as probable or likely; "The meteorologists are expecting rain for tomorrow" ascribe, attribute, impute, assign - attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats" attribute, assign - decide as to where something belongs in a scheme; "The biologist assigned the mushroom to the proper class" disapprove, reject - deem wrong or inappropriate; "I disapprove of her child rearing methods" adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" critique, review - appraise critically; "She reviews books for the New York Times"; "Please critique this performance" fail - judge unacceptable; "The teacher failed six students" pass - accept or judge as acceptable; "The teacher passed the student although he was weak" | |
| 3. |  judge - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"compute, calculate, cipher, cypher, figure, reckon, work out - make a mathematical calculation or computation quantise, quantize - approximate (a signal varying continuously in amplitude) by one whose amplitude is restricted to a prescribed set of discrete values misgauge - gauge something incorrectly or improperly give - estimate the duration or outcome of something; "He gave the patient three months to live"; "I gave him a very good chance at success" lowball, underestimate - make a deliberately low estimate; "The construction company wanted the contract badly and lowballed" assess - estimate the value of (property) for taxation; "Our house hasn't been assessed in years" make - calculate as being; "I make the height about 100 feet" truncate - approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; "truncate a series" guesstimate - estimate based on a calculation | |
| 4. | judge - pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" adjudge, declare, hold - declare to be; "She was declared incompetent"; "judge held that the defendant was innocent" acquit, assoil, exculpate, exonerate, discharge, clear - pronounce not guilty of criminal charges; "The suspect was cleared of the murder charges" convict - find or declare guilty; "The man was convicted of fraud and sentenced" tout - advertize in strongly positive terms; "This product was touted as a revolutionary invention" qualify - pronounce fit or able; "She was qualified to run the marathon"; "They nurses were qualified to administer the injections" disqualify - declare unfit; "She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete" | |
| 5. |  judge - put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"decide, make up one's mind, determine - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations" court-martial - subject to trial by court-martial |
judge
noun 2. referee, expert, specialist, umpire, umpie Austral. (slang) mediator, examiner, connoisseur, assessor, arbiter, appraiser, arbitrator, moderator, adjudicator, evaluator, authority
Translations
judge [dʒʌdʒ] n → juez m/f
vt → juzgar [+ competition]; actuar de or ser juez en (= estimate); considerar: [+ weight, size etc]; calcular
I judged it necessary to inform him → consideré necesario informarle
judge [dʒʌdʒ] n → Richter(in) m(f);
(in competition) → Preisrichter(in) m(f) (fig) (expert) → Kenner(in) m(f)
vt (Law) (person) → die Verhandlung führen über +acc: (case) → verhandeln;
(competition) → Preisrichter(in) sein bei;
(person etc) → beurteilen;
(estimate) → einschätzen
vi judging by or to judge by his expression → seinem Gesichtsausdruck nach zu urteilen;
she's a good judge of character → sie ist ein guter Menschenkenner;
as far as I can judge → soweit ich es beurteilen kann;
judge [dʒʌdʒ] n → giudice m/f
vi judging or to judge by his expression → a giudicare dalla sua espressione;
I judged it necessary to inform him → ho ritenuto necessario informarlo
v judge [dʒadʒ]
1 to hear and try (cases) in a court of law Who will be judging this murder case? oordeel, ag, beskou, regspreek يَقْضي، يُصْدِرُ حُكْماً гледам дело soudit dømme Recht sprechen δικάζω juzgar kohut mõistma دادرسی کردن antaa tuomio juger לִשפּוֹט निर्णय लेना suditi tárgyal mengadili dæma giudicare 裁判する 재판하다 teisti, spręsti tiesāt menghakimi rechtspreken dømme sądzić julgar a judeca судить súdiť soditi suditi döma, vara domare ตัดสินความ yargılamak, muhakeme etmek 審理, 判決 судити مقدمے کی سماعت کرنا xét xử 审理,判决
2 to decide which is the best in a competition etc Is she going to judge the singing competition again?; Who will be judging the vegetables at the flower show?; Who is judging at the horse show? beslis, beoordeel يَقومُ بالتَّحْكيم отсъждам posuzovat afgøre; bedømme entscheiden κρίνω, παίρνω αποφάσεις ως κριτής hacer de jurado žüriiliige olema داوری کردن toimia arvostelutuomarina être juge (à) לִשׁפּוֹט फैसला देना suditi bíráskodik menjadi juri dæma, úrskurða giudicare, fare da giudice 審査員となる 심판[]하다 teisėjauti vērtēt (sacensībās) menjadi pengadil in de jury zitten dømme sędziować julgar a arbitra судить rozhodovať ocenjevati ocenjivati döma, vara domare ตัดสิน hakemlik yapmak/etmek 裁判 бути арбітром; оцінювати مقابلے میں حکم بننا xem xét 裁判
3 to consider and form an idea of; to estimate You can't judge a man by his appearance; Watch how a cat judges the distance before it jumps; She couldn't judge whether he was telling the truth. 'n oordeel vorm يُكَوِّنُ رأيا، يُقَدِّر преценям hodnotit; odhadovat bedømme; afgøre beurteilen κρίνω, υπολογίζω juzgar hindama تخمین زدن؛ برآورد کردن arvioida juger, apprécier לְהַעֲרְיך आंकना, समझना prosuditi megítél; felbecsül menilai dæma, meta giudicare; stimare 判断する 판단하다 spręsti, įvertinti spriest; vērtēt menganggarkan; membuat andaian berekenen bedømme oceniać julgar a aprecia, a evalua судить; оценивать hodnotiť; odhadnúť presoditi procenjivati döma, bedöma, avgöra ลงความเห็น karar vermek 判斷 скласти собі думку; приходити до висновку راۓ قائم کرنا đánh giá 判断
4 to criticize for doing wrong We have no right to judge him – we might have done the same thing ourselves. oordeel يُبْدي رَأياً في، يَحْكُمُ على съдя odsuzovat dømme verurteilen επικρίνω juzgar hukka mõistma انتقاد کردن؛ نظر دادن tuomita juger לִשפּוֹט गलती करने पर आलोचना करना kritizirati elítél mencela dæma, gagnrÿna giudicare 批判する 비판하다, 비난하다 smerkti tiesāt menilai veroordelen dømme osądzać julgar a critica, a dezaproba осуждать posudzovať, súdiť obsojati osuđivati döma วิจารณ์ eleştirmek, yargılamak 批評 осуджувати تنقید کرنا phê bình 批评
n
1 a public officer who hears and decides cases in a law court The judge asked if the jury had reached a verdict. regter قاضٍ съдия soudce, -kyně dommer der Richter δικαστής juez kohtunik قاضی tuomari juge שׁוֹפֵט निर्णायक sudac bíró hakim dómari giudice 裁判官 재판관 teisėjas tiesnesis hakim rechter dommer sędzia juiz judecător судья sudca, -kyňa sodnik sudija domare ผู้พิพากษา; ตุลาการ hâkim, yargıç 審判員, 法官 суддя قاضی quan tòa 审判员, 法官
2 a person who decides which is the best in a competition etc The judge's decision is final (= you cannot argue with the judge's decision); He was asked to be on the panel of judges at the beauty contest. beoordelaar حَكَم في مُباراه рефер rozhodčí dommer der/die Schiedsrichter(in) κριτής (π.χ. σε διαγωνισμό) jurado žüriiliige داور arvostelutuomari juge שׁוֹפֵט न्यायाधीश sudac (verseny)bíró juri dómari arbitro, giudice 審査員 심판 teisėjas arbitrs; eksperts pengadil jurylid dommer sędzia juiz arbitru арбитр rozhodca razsodnik sudac domare ผู้ตัดสิน hakem 裁判員 арбітр, суддя کسی مقابلے میں فیصلہ دینے کے لیے مقرر شخص trọng tài 裁判员
3 a person who is skilled at deciding how good etc something is He says she's honest, and he's a good judge of character; He seems a very fine pianist to me, but I'm no judge. deskundige, kenner, keurder قاضٍ، حَكَم، خَبير في الأمْر жури znalec dommer der/die Kenner(in) κριτής, κπ. που έχει την ικανότητα να κρίνει conocedor, entendido asjatundja خبره؛ کارشناس asiantuntija connaisseur/-euse מוּמחֶה पारखी poznavalac szakértő penilai sérfræðingur esperto 目きき 감정가 žinovas lietpratējs; pazinējs orang yang pandai menilai kenner kjenner, ekspert znawca juiz cunoscător знаток znalec dober poznavalec procenitelj bedömare, kännare, sakkunnig ผู้พิจารณา uzman, bilir kişi 鑒定人 знавець, цінитель منصف người am hiểu 鉴定人
n judg(e)ment
1 the decision of a judge in a court of law It looked as if he might be acquitted but the judgement went against him. uitspraak, vonnis حُكْم القاضي присъда rozsudek dom das Urteil απόφαση δικαστηρίου juicio, sentencia, fallo kohtuotsus حکم قاضی؛ رای دادگاه tuomio jugement פְּסַק-דִין निर्णय odluka ítélet pengadilan dómur, dómsúrskurður giudizio 裁判 판결 teismo sprendimas spriedums keputusan hakim vonnis dom wyrok julgamento решение суда rozsudok sodba presuda dom, utslag คำพิพากษา yargı, karar, hüküm 判決 вирок, рішення суду عدالت کا فیصلہ quyết định tòa án 判决
2 the act of judging or estimating Faulty judgement in overtaking is a common cause of traffic accidents. oordeel, skatting, oordeelvelling حُكْم، قَرار، تَقْدير отсъждане odhad dømmekraft die Beurteilung κρίση, υπολογισμός juicio, parecer, criterio hinnang تخمین؛ برآورد arviointi jugement שְׁפִיטָה फैसला prosuđivanje megítélés perkiraan mat giudizio 判断 재판, 판단 įvertinimas spriešana; vērtēšana pertimbangan het berekenen skjønn, vurdering ocena decisão judecată оценка ситуации odhad presoja procena bedömning การตัดสินใจ görüş, değerlendirme 判斷 оцінювання تبصرہ ، تنقید sự xét xử 判断
3 the ability to make right or sensible decisions You showed good judgement in choosing this method. oordeelkundig حُكْم، رأي، تَقْدير преценка úsudek dømmekraft das Urteilsvermögen κρίση, ευθυκρισία juicio otsustusvõime بصیرت؛ درایت arvostelukyky jugement כּוֹשֵׁר שִׁיפּוּט सही फैसला करने की क्षमता moć prosuđivanja ítélőképesség penilaian dómgreind buonsenso 判断力 판단력 nuovoka saprātīgums pertimbangan verstand vurderingsevne, dømmekraft wyczucie juízo părere рассудительность úsudok razsodnost sposobnost prosuđivanja omdöme การคาดคะเน sağduyu, doğru karar verme yeteneği 判斷力 розсудливість قوت فیصلہ lương tri 判断力
4 (an) opinion In my judgement, he is a very good actor. opinie رأي мнение mínění mening die Ansicht γνώμη juicio, opinión arvamus نظر käsitys (à mon) avis דֵעָה विचार mišljenje, sud vélemény pendapat skoðun, álit avviso, parere 意見 의견 nuomonė vērtējums pendapat oordeel skjønn, mening zdanie opinião мнение mienka mnenje mišljenje uppfattning ความเห็น fikir, kanaat 意見 думка, гадка رائے ý kiến 意见
judging from / to judge from
if one can use (something) as an indication Judging from the sky, there'll be a storm soon. te oordeel aan إذا أردنا الحُكم بِناء عَلى ما نَرى съдейки от soudě podle dømme ud fra urteilen nach κρίνοντας από a juzgar por otsustades با توجه به päätellen à en juger par אִם לִשפּוֹט עַל פִּי संकेत sudeći po vmiből ítélve dengan petunjuk af e-u að dæma a giudicare da ～から判断して ...으로 판단하건대 sprendžiant iš spriežot/spriest pēc berdasarkan te oordelen naar etter (...) å dømme, ut fra sądząc z a julgar por judecând după судя по чему-л. súdiac podľa sodeč po sudeći po (nečemu) att döma av คาดคะเน ...-e bakılırsa 從...判斷 судячи з کسی شے سے کوئی دوسرا نتیجہ اخز کرنا dựa vào 从...判断
pass judgement (on)
to criticize or condemn Do not pass judgement (on others) unless you are perfect yourself. uitspraak, vonnis يَنْتَقِد، يُصْدِرُ حُكْما осъждам vynášet soud dømme ein Urteil fällen εκφέρω κρίση, κατακρίνω, καταδικάζω pronunciar sentencia sobre arvustama مورد قضاوت قرار دادن؛ انتقاد کردن tuomita porter un jugement (sur) לִשפוֹט आलोचना करना suditi nekoga ítéletet mond mencela fella áfellisdóm (pronunciare una sentenza contro) 批判する 비평[]을 하다 smerkti kritizēt; izteikt spriedumu mengkritik een oordeel vellen over felle dom (over) osądzać condenar a blama критиковать, судить (кого-л.) vynášať súd obsojati osuđivati döma วิจารณ์ eleştirmek 作出評價 засуджувати تنقید یا مذمّت کرنا sự suy xét 作出评价
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