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 justiceadjudicator - a person who studies and settles conflicts and disputes alcalde - a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town Daniel - a wise and upright judge; "a Daniel come to judgment" -- Shakespeare doge - formerly the chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa magistrate - a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses) praetor, pretor - an annually elected magistrate of the ancient Roman Republic recorder - a barrister or solicitor who serves as part-time judge in towns or boroughs trier - one (as a judge) who examines and settles a case | | 2. | judge - an authority who is able to estimate worth or qualityappraiser, valuator - one who estimates officially the worth or value or quality of things 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 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" test, try out, try, essay, examine, prove - put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to; "This approach has been tried with good results"; "Test this recipe" | | 3. |  judge - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"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 put, place, set - estimate; "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M." 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" reckon, count - take account of; "You have to reckon with our opponents"; "Count on the monsoon" truncate - approximate by ignoring all terms beyond a chosen one; "truncate a series" | | 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" 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" rule, find - decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty" 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" intonate, intone - speak carefully, as with rising and falling pitch or in a particular tone; "please intonate with sadness" | | 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" |
judge noun 2. referee, expert, specialist, umpire, umpie Austral. ( slang) mediator, examiner, connoisseur, assessor, arbiter, appraiser, arbitrator, moderator, adjudicator, evaluator, authority verb 5. evaluate, rate, consider, appreciate, view, class, value, review, rank, examine, esteem, criticize, ascertain, surmise  Translations judge [dʒʌdʒ] n → juez m/fI judged it necessary to inform him → consideré necesario informarle
 judge [dʒʌdʒ] n → juge m
 judge [dʒʌdʒ] n → Richter(in) m(f); ( in competition) → Preisrichter(in) m(f) ( fig) ( expert) → Kenner(in) m(f) ( competition) → Preisrichter(in) sein bei;
 judge [dʒʌdʒ] n → giudice m/fI judged it necessary to inform him → ho ritenuto necessario informarlo
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