judge

[ juhj ]

/ dʒʌdʒ /

noun

a public officer authorized to hear and decide cases in a court of law; a magistrate charged with the administration of justice.

a person appointed to decide in any competition, contest, or matter at issue; authorized arbiter: the judges of a beauty contest.

a person qualified to pass a critical judgment: a good judge of horses.

an administrative head of Israel in the period between the death of Joshua and the accession to the throne by Saul.

(especially in rural areas) a county official with supervisory duties, often employed part-time or on an honorary basis.

verb (used with object), judged, judg·ing.

to pass legal judgment on; pass sentence on (a person): The court judged him guilty.

to hear evidence or legal arguments in (a case) in order to pass judgment; adjudicate; try: The Supreme Court is judging that case.

to form a judgment or opinion of; decide upon critically: You can't judge a book by its cover.

to decide or settle authoritatively; adjudge: The censor judged the book obscene and forbade its sale.

to infer, think, or hold as an opinion; conclude about or assess: He judged her to be correct.

to make a careful guess about; estimate: We judged the distance to be about four miles.

(of the ancient Hebrew judges) to govern.

verb (used without object), judged, judg·ing.

to act as a judge; pass judgment: No one would judge between us.

to form an opinion or estimate: I have heard the evidence and will judge accordingly.

to make a mental judgment.

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.

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OTHER WORDS FROM judge

judge·a·ble, adjective judg·er, noun judge·less, adjective judge·like, adjective

judge·ship, noun judg·ing·ly, adverb re·judge, verb, re·judged, re·judg·ing. sub·judge, noun sub·judge·ship, noun un·der·judge, verb (used with object), un·der·judged, un·der·judg·ing. un·der·judge, noun un·judge·a·ble, adjective un·judged, adjective un·judge·like, adjective un·judg·ing, adjective well-judged, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH judge

judge justice (see synonym study at the current entry)

Words nearby judge

judeo-, judeo-christian, judeo-spanish, judezmo, judg., judge, judge a book by its cover, one can't, judge advocate, judge advocate general, judge lynch, judge not, that ye be not judged

Example sentences from the Web for well-judged

Then he struck it a well-judged blow beneath the ear, and flung it to Sipsu.

The God of His Fathers |Jack London
To the latter part of this proposal the First Consul offered a well-judged refusal.

The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2) |John Holland Rose
This well-judged and decisive measure at once checked the progress of Corbitant in exciting disaffection.

King Philip |John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
The event showed this remonstrance to be rather well-intended than well-judged.

Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth |Lucy Aikin

Like the well-judged flight of the falcon, in a flash crushing its quarry, so should the stroke be timed.

The Book of War: The Military Classic of the Far East |Sunzi (active 6th century B.c.) and Wutzu

British Dictionary definitions for well-judged (1 of 2)

well-judged

adjective (well judged when postpositive)

showing careful consideration or skill

British Dictionary definitions for well-judged (2 of 2)

judge

/ (dʒʌdʒ) /

noun

a public official with authority to hear cases in a court of law and pronounce judgment upon them Compare magistrate (def. 1), justice (def. 5), justice (def. 6) Related adjective: judicial

a person who is appointed to determine the result of contests or competitions

a person qualified to comment critically a good judge of antiques

a leader of the peoples of Israel from Joshua's death to the accession of Saul

verb

to hear and decide upon (a case at law)

(tr) to pass judgment on; sentence

(when tr, may take a clause as object or an infinitive) to decide or deem (something) after inquiry or deliberation

to determine the result of (a contest or competition)

to appraise (something) critically

(tr; takes a clause as object) to believe (something) to be the case; suspect

Derived forms of judge

judgeable, adjective judgeless, adjective judgelike, adjective judger, noun

judgingly, adverb

Word Origin for judge

C14: from Old French jugier, from Latin jūdicāre to pass judgment, from jūdex a judge

Idioms and Phrases with well-judged

judge

In addition to the idiom beginning with judge

judge a book by its cover, one can't

also see:

sober as a judge

Also seejudgment.

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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judge

noun

verb (used with object), judged, judg·ing.

verb (used without object), judged, judg·ing.

Origin of judge

SYNONYMS FOR judge

OTHER WORDS FROM judge

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH judge

Words nearby judge

Example sentences from the Web for well-judged

British Dictionary definitions for well-judged (1 of 2)

adjective (well judged when postpositive)

British Dictionary definitions for well-judged (2 of 2)

noun

verb

Derived forms of judge

Word Origin for judge

Idioms and Phrases with well-judged

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

judge

noun

verb (used with object), judged, judg·ing.

verb (used without object), judged, judg·ing.

Origin of judge

SYNONYMS FOR judge

OTHER WORDS FROM judge

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH judge

Words nearby judge

Words related to well-judged

Example sentences from the Web for well-judged

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adjective (well judged when postpositive)

British Dictionary definitions for well-judged (2 of 2)

noun

verb

Derived forms of judge

Word Origin for judge

Idioms and Phrases with well-judged

British Dictionary definitions for well-judged (1 of 2)