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)

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).