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Judge Judged I Judging Dʒʌdʒ Disappointed Great Performance

Word judge
WordType (verb)
Phonetic BrE / dʒʌdʒ / NAmE / dʒʌdʒ /
Example
  • as far as i can judge, all of them are to blame.
  • judging by her last letter, they are having a wonderful time.
  • to judge from what he said, he was very disappointed.
  • schools should not be judged only on exam results.
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judge

(verb)BrE / dʒʌdʒ / NAmE / dʒʌdʒ /
  1. to form an opinion about somebody/something, based on the information you have
    • As far as I can judge, all of them are to blame.
    • Judging by her last letter, they are having a wonderful time.
    • To judge from what he said, he was very disappointed.
    • Schools should not be judged only on exam results.
    • Each painting must be judged on its own merits.
    • The tour was judged a great success.
    • The concert was judged to have been a great success.
    • They judged it wise to say nothing.
    • He judged that the risk was too great.
    • It was judged that the risk was too great.
    • It was hard to judge how great the risk was.
  2. to guess the size, amount, etc. of something
    • It's difficult to judge how long the journey will take.
    • I judged him to be about 50.
  3. to decide the result of a competition; to be the judge in a competition
    • She was asked to judge the essay competition.
  4. to give your opinion about somebody, especially when you disapprove of them
    • What gives you the right to judge other people?
  5. to decide whether somebody is guilty or innocent in a court
    • to judge a case
    • to judge somebody guilty/not guilty
  6. used to say that you should not form an opinion about somebody/something from their appearance only
  7. Extra Examples

    • ‘There’s something I haven’t told you.’ She judged her words carefully.
    • He believed that schools should be judged according to strictly academic criteria.
    • He seems to have been a popular person, judging by the number of people at his funeral.
    • He was often judged solely on his looks.
    • I am in no position to judge whether what she is doing is right or wrong.
    • I think I judged the distance wrongly.
    • I think you’re judging her rather harshly.
    • It’s not for me to judge whether he made the right decision.
    • People use different criteria for judging success at school.
    • Readers are left to judge for themselves whether McCrombie is hero or villain.
    • The age of the furniture can be judged from the type of wood used.
    • The bowler judged it well, timing the ball to perfection.
    • Their performance of the concerto was beautifully judged and finely controlled.
    • Those who preach intolerance should be judged accordingly.
    • To judge from what she said, she was very disappointed.
    • You always judge your own performance against that of others.
    • You soon learn to judge distances when driving.
    • You will be judged by the work you have produced over the year.
    • Your slogan will be judged on its originality and style.
    • judging his own performance against the performance of others
    • learning to judge distances
    • As far as I can judge, they are all to blame.
    • Don’t judge a book by its cover.
    • He sensed that she was judging him.
    • I don’t really think that you’re in a position to judge.
    • I judged that he must be a very lonely man.
    • It’s difficult to judge exactly how accurate the account is.
    • It’s difficult to judge how long the journey will take.
    • Judging by her last letter, they are having a great time.
    • Judging from what he said, he was very disappointed.
    • Should he be judged guilty of murder?
    • The first team to cross the line will be judged the winner.
    • There will be judging in three age groups.
    • They could dismiss workers participating in strikes judged to be illegal.
    • You quickly learn to judge the distances involved.
    • You shouldn’t judge by appearances.
    • You shouldn’t judge her too harshly.
    • Young children are unable to judge the speed of traffic.

    Verb Forms

    • present simple I / you / we / they judge
    • he / she / it judges
    • past simple judged
    • past participle judged
    • -ing form judging

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: from Old French juge (noun), juger (verb), from Latin judex, judic-, from jus ‘law’ + dicere ‘to say’.
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