judge

US /dʒʌdʒ/
UK /dʒʌdʒ/
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1.

a public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court

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The judge sentenced the defendant to five years in prison.
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She wants to become a judge someday.
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magistratearbiterumpirerefereejustice
2.

a person who is qualified to give an opinion on something

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He's a good judge of character.
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She's a tough judge in the cooking competition.
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expertconnoisseurcriticevaluatorassessor
1.

form an opinion or conclusion about

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It's difficult to judge whether he's telling the truth.
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Don't judge a book by its cover.
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assessevaluateappraisegaugedetermine
2.

decide a case in a law court

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The court will judge the case next month.
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He was asked to judge the dispute between the neighbors.
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adjudicaterule onarbitratemediatedecide
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don't judge a book by its cover