judge
[ juhj ]
/ dʒʌdʒ /
noun
verb (used with object), judged, judg·ing.
verb (used without object), judged, judg·ing.
Origin of judge
1175–1225; (v.) Middle English
jugen < Anglo-French
juger, Old French
jugier < Latin
jūdicāre to judge, equivalent to
jūdic- (stem of
jūdex) a judge +
-āre infinitive suffix; (noun) Middle English
juge < Old French < Latin
jūdicem, accusative of
jūdex
SYNONYMS FOR judge
1
justice.
2
arbitrator.
Judge,
referee,
umpire refer to one who is entrusted with decisions affecting others.
Judge, in its legal and other uses, implies particularly that one has qualifications and authority for giving decisions in matters at issue:
a judge appointed to the Supreme Court; a judge in the pie competition. A
referee usually examines and reports on the merits of a case as an aid to a court. An
umpire gives the final ruling when arbitrators of a case disagree.
3 connoisseur, critic.
10 determine, consider, regard.
13 adjudge, adjudicate.
OTHER WORDS FROM judge
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH judge
judge justice (see synonym study at the current entry)Words nearby judge
Definition for judge (2 of 2)
Bean
[ been ]
/ bin /
noun
Alan L(aVern),born 1932,
U.S. astronaut.
RoyJudge,1825?–1903,
U.S. frontiersman and justice of the peace: called himself “the law west of the Pecos.”
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British Dictionary definitions for judge (1 of 2)
judge
/ (dʒʌdʒ) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of judge
Word Origin for judge
C14: from Old French
jugier, from Latin
jūdicāre to pass judgment, from
jūdex a judge
British Dictionary definitions for judge (2 of 2)
bean
/ (biːn) /
noun
verb
mainly US and Canadian slang (tr)
to hit (a person) on the head
Word Origin for bean
Old English
bēan; related to Old Norse
baun, Old Frisian
bāne, Old High German
bōna bean
Idioms and Phrases with judge (1 of 2)
judge
Idioms and Phrases with judge (2 of 2)
bean
see full of beans; not have a bean; not know beans; not worth a dime (bean); spill the beans; tough break (beans).