judge
noun
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Definition of judge
(Entry 1 of 2)
: one who makes judgments: such as
a
: a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court
b
: one appointed to decide in a contest or competition : umpire
c
: one who gives an authoritative opinion
d
: critic
e
often capitalized
: a tribal hero exercising leadership among the Hebrews after the death of Joshua
judge
verb
judged;
judging
Definition of judge (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: to form an opinion about through careful weighing of evidence and testing of premises
2
: to form an estimate or evaluation of
trying to judge the amount of time required
especially
: to form a negative opinion about
shouldn't judge him because of his accent
5
: to determine or pronounce after inquiry and deliberation
They judged him guilty.
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Other Words from judge
Noun
judgeship
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noun
Verb
judger
noun
Synonyms for judge
Synonyms: Noun
adjudicator, arbiter, arbitrator, referee, umpire
Synonyms: Verb
adjudge, adjudicate, arbitrate, decide, determine, referee, rule (on), settle, umpire
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Examples of judge in a Sentence
Noun
She's one of the strictest judges in the state. He served as a judge at the baking contest. “I don't think we should trust her.” “Let me be the judge of that.” She is a good judge of character.Verb
You should not judge people by their appearance. He was trying to judge the strength of his opponent. We should do whatever we judge to be the right thing. Who are you to judge me? He feels that they have judged him unfairly. Don't judge her too severely. The jury will be asked to judge the defendant's guilt. If you are accused of a crime you have the right to be judged by a jury of your peers.
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The federal litigation involving cities, counties and tribal governments is being overseen by a judge in Cleveland, who has been pushing for a national settlement before the first trial starts in October. — Washington Post, "Ohio attorney general sues to stop upcoming opioid trials," 1 Sep. 2019 The most sensitive question surrounding the teen’s death — whether school authorities shared responsibility for what happened — was addressed by the federal judge in the civil case. — Los Angeles Times, "Lawsuit settled in teen suicide that led to Illinois law change," 31 Aug. 2019 If the petition is granted by a judge, the clerk’s office, local police and state police must expunge or seal the records, which typically takes about 60 days. — Robert Mccoppin, chicagotribune.com, "Expunging marijuana convictions: What you need to know," 30 Aug. 2019 The regulation, if approved by a judge, would allow the government to indefinitely detain unaccompanied migrant children and families apprehended with kids. — Graham Kates, CBS News, "Migrant kids appealing detention might soon lose access to judges," 29 Aug. 2019 The proposal, some details of which were first reported by NBC News, came during settlement negotiations sponsored by a federal judge in Cleveland last week, the people said. — Jef Feeley, Fortune, "Sackler Family Backs $11B Settlement of Opioid Lawsuits That Would See Purdue Pharma File for Bankruptcy," 28 Aug. 2019 Montali could be empowered by the District Court judge to estimate PG&E’s fire liabilities for the sole purpose of approving a bankruptcy reorganization plan, said UC Hastings law professor Jared Ellias. — J.d. Morris, SFChronicle.com, "PG&E bankruptcy case keeps getting more complex," 27 Aug. 2019 The actual tissue sample was long gone, but the image was ruled admissible by a judge, and Carpenter was eventually charged with Crane’s murder in 1992. — Lynette Rice, EW.com, "The tragic, unsolved murder of Hogan's Heroes star Bob Crane," 26 Aug. 2019 Critical evidence might be destroyed by the suspect or compromised, or later suppressed by a judge because of procedural violations traceable to the vigilantes. — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "State warning: Don't take part in vigilante actions against suspected online child predators," 26 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Many people might judge that you are deeply involved in an important project. — BostonGlobe.com, "Horoscope," 2 Sep. 2019 The footage was clear — or as clear as these things, judged in millimeters, ever can be — though the fans, in the stadium, could not see it. — Rory Smith, New York Times, "At Arsenal, Rewriting the Story May Take a Bit More Time," 1 Sep. 2019 The 2019 judged winners: Best of Show: Masthead Brewing Co. IPA Best of the rest: 1. — Marc Bona, cleveland.com, "Masthead Brewing tops 2019 Cleveland Oktoberfest microbrew competition," 31 Aug. 2019 After all, a machine won’t judge you the way a human might. — Mike Murphy, Quartz, "This app is trying to replicate you," 29 Aug. 2019 In other words, the Gators are judging their players much more harshly than the local judicial system, which, of course, is a much bigger issue. — Mike Bianchi, orlandosentinel.com, "Gators are cracking down on crimes against women — just not on our timeline | Commentary," 17 Aug. 2019 IndyStar food writer Liz Biro will be on the critics' choice judging panel. — Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, "Try 16 of Indianapolis’ best burgers for one price at the Indy Burger Battle," 22 July 2019 Junior Achievement of the Upper Midwest held a competition in April in St. Paul in which high school entrepreneur teams created a business pitch for their company and presented it to a judging panel of business leaders. — Deanna Weniger, Twin Cities, "Mounds View students pitch their company, EcoSlurp, for top Junior Achievement prize," 18 June 2019 The show began as an also-ran of sorts on NBC in 2006, with a judging panel that included Piers Morgan and David Hasselhoff. — Steven Zeitchik, chicagotribune.com, "‘America’s Got Talent,’ the television juggernaut no one knows how to stop," 10 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'judge.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.