to judge

Examples

• All

• My father had been chosen to judge the bungalow colony's annual beauty pageant.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The reading, a kind of oratorical talent show, would be judged by several teachers.

  Fiction book (1994)

• And then how do you judge sort of success from that?

• So now it's time to judge it best to worst.

• If you want to judge your movie, at least judge the final product you know.

• Now how do we judge who is reasonable and who is not?

• Each band tonight will be judged and scored on multiple categories.

  Summertime Dropouts (2022)

• An external panel of business-oriented professionals and members of the student entrepreneurship club judged the final presentations.

  Academic text (2017)

• MEJ articles are refereed by practicing professionals who judge manuscripts on their importance, originality, timeliness, scope, accuracy, and style.

  Academic text (2015)

• The panel of experts will judge the contestants based on their performances.

Synonyms

D

to decide

vsto judge

284 1.0

To end a disagreement by choosing a final outcome

focuses on selecting event winners or serving as an event official rather than general settlement

C

to call

vsto judge

91 3.4

To make an official decision in a sports game

is about declaring final contest winners and finishing the competition rather than single announcements

A

to adjudicate

vsto judge

• Formal

18 7.8

To make an official decision about a disagreement, often in court or a contest

is used for selecting competition winners rather than for legal rulings

R

to referee

vsto judge

9 3.2

To act as the official who makes sure players follow the rules in a game

emphasizes selecting competition winners and ending contests rather than only enforcing rules

R

to ref

vsto judge

• Informal

5 6.8

To act as the official who makes sure players follow the rules in a sports game

emphasizes selecting winners and determining event outcomes rather than only enforcing rules

A

to adjudge

vsto judge

• Formal

2 8.1

Officially decide something, often in a court

is for settling contest outcomes and serving as an event official, not legal rulings

J

to jury

vsto judge

1 6.5

To judge entries in a competition as a member of a panel

is about one official selecting event winners alone rather than group evaluation

Idioms

J

to judge a book by its cover

• Informal

9 4.4

Decide something about a person or thing by how they look

T

to tell it to the judge

• Informal

1 8.7

Make an excuse that nobody believes and only a judge cares about

Compounds

T

trial judge

• Formal

16 5.1

A person who leads a court trial and decides about the law and evidence

J

judge advocate

• Specialized

11 7.4

An officer in the military who gives legal advice and handles law for soldiers

J

judge advocate general

• Specialized

8 9.1

A senior military lawyer who gives legal advice to a branch of the armed forces

A

activist judge

• Literature

6 7.5

A judge who decides cases based on personal beliefs to promote social change

L

line judge

• US

1 4.8

An official who helps the referee by watching the sideline and keeping the game time

F

field judge

• Jargon

1 5.5

An official in American football who watches passes and calls penalties near the far sideline

S

side judge

• US

1 7.9

An official in American football who watches plays and passes downfield on one sideline

E

East German judge

• Slur

1 8.7

A person who judges contests very strictly and unfairly, used as a joke

B

back judge

• Jargon

1 5.5

An official in American football who stands deep behind defenders to watch the play and enforce rules

J

judge-made law

• Formal

1 7.9

Rules judges make when they decide cases

How Decisive

to award

257 1.5

to judge

60 2.3

to evaluate

351 3.2

to comment

720 1.7

Surface Forms

Etymology