judge
verb/dʒʌdʒ/
/dʒʌdʒ/
Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they judge | /dʒʌdʒ/ /dʒʌdʒ/ |
| he / she / it judges | /ˈdʒʌdʒɪz/ /ˈdʒʌdʒɪz/ |
| past simple judged | /dʒʌdʒd/ /dʒʌdʒd/ |
| past participle judged | /dʒʌdʒd/ /dʒʌdʒd/ |
| -ing form judging | /ˈdʒʌdʒɪŋ/ /ˈdʒʌdʒɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] 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 something Judging by her last email, they are having a wonderful time.
- to judge from something To judge from what he said, he was very disappointed.
- judge somebody/something You shouldn't judge her too harshly.
- judge somebody/something on something Schools should not be judged only on exam results.
- Each painting must be judged on its own merits.
- judge somebody/something + noun The tour was judged a great success.
- judge somebody/something to be/do something The concert was judged to have been a great success.
- judge somebody/something + adj. They judged it wise to say nothing.
- judge that… He judged that the risk was too great.
- it is judged that… It was judged that the risk was too great.
- judge how, what, etc… It was hard to judge how great the risk was.
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb1- ‘There's something I haven't told you.’ She judged her words carefully.
- Those who preach intolerance should be judged accordingly.
- She sensed that he was judging her.
- He was often judged solely on his looks.
- Your slogan will be judged on its originality and style.
- You always judge your own performance against that of others.
- You will be judged by the work you have produced over the year.
- I judged that he must be a very lonely man.
- It's difficult to judge exactly how accurate the account is.
- Readers are left to judge for themselves whether McCrombie is hero or villain.
- It's not for me to judge whether he made the right decision.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accurately
- correctly
- rightly
- …
- be difficult to
- be hard to
- be impossible to
- …
- according to
- against
- by
- …
- criteria for judging
- judge by appearances
- don’t judge a book by its cover
- …
- [transitive] to guess the size, amount, etc. of something
- judge something Young children are unable to judge the speed of traffic.
- judge how, what, etc… It's difficult to judge how long the journey will take.
- judge somebody/something to be/do something I judged him to be about 50.
Extra ExamplesTopics Doubt, guessing and certaintyb1- I think I judged the distance wrongly.
- The age of the furniture can be judged from the type of wood used.
- The bowler judged it well, timing the ball to perfection.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- accurately
- correctly
- rightly
- …
- be difficult to
- be hard to
- be impossible to
- …
- according to
- against
- by
- …
- criteria for judging
- judge by appearances
- don’t judge a book by its cover
- …
- [transitive, intransitive] to decide the result of a competition; to be the judge in a competition
- judge something She was asked to judge the essay competition.
- judge somebody/something + noun The first team to cross the line will be judged the winner.
- judge somebody/something + adj Their garden was judged the best in Wales by a TV viewers' poll.
- [transitive, intransitive] judge (somebody) to give your opinion about somebody, especially when you think they are bad
- What gives you the right to judge other people?
- I'm not one to judge, but that's no way to behave.
- [transitive] to decide whether somebody is guilty or innocent in a court
- judge something to judge a case
- judge somebody + adj. to judge somebody guilty/not guilty
form opinion
estimate
in competition
give opinion
in court
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French juge (noun), juger (verb), from Latin judex, judic-, from jus ‘law’ + dicere ‘to say’.
Idioms
See judge in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee judge in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishdon’t judge a book by its cover
- (saying) used to say that you should not form an opinion about somebody/something from their appearance onlyTopics Opinion and argumentc1
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