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judge

/d͡ʒʌd͡ʒ/noun, verb1 syllable

Judge means: judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time).

Synonyms for judge28

noun, as in a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

justice, jurist

noun, as in an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality

evaluator

verb, as in judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)

verb, as in form a critical opinion of

evaluate, pass judgment

verb, as in pronounce judgment on

verb, as in put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of

adjudicate, try

also used for judge

rule on, adjudge, arbitrate, deem, doom, hear, make a decision, choose up, decide, determine, resolve, find, posken, rate, appraise

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What does judge mean?7

verb

1

judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)“I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds”

2

form a critical opinion of“I cannot judge some works of modern art”

3

pronounce judgment on“They labeled him unfit to work here”

4

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”

5

determine the result of (a competition)

noun

1

a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

2

an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with judge?5

one syllable

fudgegrudgebudgesludgenudge
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Judge in a sentence

  • When the judge speaks, everyone in the courtroom listens.Source_VOA
  • In your view, can we judge other people's religion or not?eastasiastudent
  • Many are those that judge, few are those that understand you.erikspen
  • Judge him by what he does, not by his appearance.Swift
  • Do not judge, or you too will be judged.carlosalberto
  • At this trial, the judge is very respected.unknown
  • Who are you to judge me, you piece of shit?Amastan
  • A judge must obey not the king, but the law.CarpeLanam

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Forms of judge

as a noun

plural
judges

as a verb

past tense
judged
present participle
judging
third-person singular
judges
past participle
judged