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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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FromMiddle Englishjuge,jugge, fromOld Frenchjuge, fromLatiniūdex. Displaced nativeMiddle Englishdeme (fromOld Englishdēma(“judge”)) anddemere (fromOld Englishdēmere(“judge”)), see alsodeemer,deemster.

Noun

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judge (pluraljudges)

  2. A publicofficial whose duty it is toadminister thelaw, especially bypresiding overtrials andrenderingjudgments; ajustice.
    Synonyms:(now usually of low rank)magistrate,(now usually of high rank)justice,justiciar,(historic, of high rank)justiciary;chief justice,Chief Justiciar,Capital Justiciary,Chief Justiciary,justiciar,(of the highest rank)justiciary;(obsolete)justicer,sheriff,bailiff,(historic or obsolete)reeve;(obsolete)doomsman;see alsoThesaurus:judge
    • 1625,Francis [Bacon], “Of Judicature”, inThe Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret,→OCLC:
      The parts of ajudge in hearing are four: to direct the evidence; to moderate length, repetition, or impertinency of speech; to recapitulate, select, and collate the material points of that which hath been said; and to give the rule or sentence.
  3. Aperson whodecides thefate of someone or something that has beencalled intoquestion.
  4. A personofficiating at asportsevent, acontest, or similar;referee.
    Synonyms:referendary,umpire
    At a boxing match, the decision of thejudges is final.
  5. A person whoevaluates something or forms anopinion.
    Synonyms:deemer,deemster
    She is a goodjudge of wine.
    They say he is a poorjudge of character considering all the unreliable friends he has made.
  6. (historical, biblical) Ashophet, atemporaryleaderappointed in times ofcrisis inancientIsrael.
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Translations
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public judicial official
someone deciding another's fate
sports official
someone with valued opinions
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Etymology 2

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FromMiddle Englishjugen, borrowed fromAnglo-Normanjuger, fromOld Frenchjugier, fromLatiniūdicāre.Doublet ofjudicate.

Mostly displaced nativedeem.

Verb

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judge (third-person singular simple presentjudges,present participlejudging,simple past and past participlejudged)

  1. (transitive) To sit injudgment on; topasssentence on (a person or matter).
    Synonyms:rule on,try;see alsoThesaurus:adjudicate
    A higher power willjudge you after you are dead.
  2. (intransitive) To sit in judgment, to act as judge.
    Synonyms:adjudicate,make a decision;see alsoThesaurus:decide,Thesaurus:sit in judgement
    Justices in this countryjudge without appeal.
  3. (transitive) Tojudiciallyrule ordetermine.
  4. (transitive, obsolete) Tosentence topunishment, tojudiciallycondemn.
    Synonyms:deem,sentence;see alsoThesaurus:convict
    He wasjudged to die for his crimes.
  5. (transitive, obsolete) Toawardjudicially; toadjudge.
  6. (transitive) Toform anopinion on; toappraise.
    Synonyms:evaluate,rate;see alsoThesaurus:appraise
    Ijudge a man’s character by the cut of his suit.
  7. (transitive, obsolete) Toconstitute afittingappraisal orcriterion of; to provide abasis for forming an opinion on.
  8. (intransitive) Toarbitrate; to passopinion on something, especially tosettle adispute etc.
    We cannot both be right: you mustjudge between us.
  9. (transitive) To have as an opinion; toconsider,suppose.
    Synonyms:hold,regard as;see alsoThesaurus:deem
    Ijudge it safe to leave the house once again.
  10. (ambitransitive) To form an opinion; toinfer.
    Ijudge from the sky that it might rain later.
  11. (ambitransitive) Tocriticize orlabel another person or thing; to bejudgmental toward.
    • 1993,Aerosmith,Livin' on the Edge:
      There's something wrong with the world today; the light bulb's getting dim.
      There's meltdown in the sky.
      If you canjudge a wise man by the color of his skin,
      Mister, you're a better man than I
  12. (ambitransitive) Togovern asbiblical judge orshophet (over somejurisdiction).
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Translations
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to sit in judgment on, pass sentence on
to sit in judgment on, act as judge
to form an opinion on
to arbitrate, to pass opinion on something
to have as an opinion, consider, suppose
to form an opinion, infer
to criticize or label another person or thing
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