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judge(verb)BrE / dʒʌdʒ / NAmE / dʒʌdʒ / - 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.
- 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.
- to decide the result of a competition; to be the judge in a competition
- She was asked to judge the essay competition.
- to give your opinion about somebody, especially when you disapprove of them
- What gives you the right to judge other people?
- to decide whether somebody is guilty or innocent in a court
- to judge a case
- to judge somebody guilty/not guilty
- used to say that you should not form an opinion about somebody/something from their appearance only
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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