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Definition judge in American English

judge verb

verb
/dʒʌdʒ/
1

to form an opinion about something after considering all the details or facts

Example

Universities are judged on their graduation rates.

Example

Judged by modern standards, this was a cruel thing to do.

Example

The firm's success can be judged from its growing sales.

Example

The water was judged to be of good quality.

Example

The meeting was judged a success.

Example

Mary judged it best not to say anything.

Example

It's difficult to judge what kind of impression we made.

Example

He judged that someone must have been in the house.

Example

I love it, but come along and judge for yourself.

Synonyms and related words
measure come up with judge
1.1

to form an opinion about an amount, distance, size, etc. by guessing

Example

You may lose the ability to judge distance accurately.

Example

Tony judged him to be about 35.

Example

It's difficult to judge how long it will take.

Synonyms and related words
guess estimate gauge
2

to decide who or what is the winner of a competition

Example

The paintings will be judged on imagination and technique.

Example

In the end, Dad's cake was judged the winner.

Synonyms and related words
book call call
3

to criticize someone because you think their moral behavior is not very good

Example

It's difficult not to judge people sometimes.

Synonyms and related words
criticize blame put yourself down
4

to decide whether or not someone is guilty in a court of law

Synonyms and related words
affirm allow all rise
Definition judge in American English