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Definition judge in British English

judge verb

verb
/dʒʌdʒ/
1

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

Example

Schools are judged on their exam results.

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.

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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.

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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.

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3

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

Example

It's difficult not to judge people sometimes.

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4

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

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Definition judge in British English