to judge
914
2.5
- verb
- /dʒʌdʒ/
:
juzgar
- It's not my place to judge anyone.
- judge others
- judge harshly
- judge the quality
When you feel the desire to judge yourself, let it go.
- When you feel the desire to judge yourself, let it go.
- You know, things like don't kill, don't judge lest you be judged.
- I said, how do you judge a great restaurant?
- And hey, who am I to judge vocally on this podcast?
- These days I just choose not to judge people live and let live.
- Unfortunately, one of the most judged parts of us is sexuality.
- Don't let people judge you because who you are.
- He said you cannot judge your character.
- I'll just report on it and judge it and talk about it.
- And people will judge us if we think we're awesome.
- I'd also say not judging each other so harshly.
- They're all in with Hamas, just judging by their actions.
- He tells us God judges us from our judgement.
- But I do think that we judge women's sports by the male model.
Examples
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And people will judge us if we think we're awesome.
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Leaders ultimately will be judged less by their broad visions than by their actual accomplishments.
Academic text (2017) -
I said, how do you judge a great restaurant?
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These days I just choose not to judge people live and let live.
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I mean, it's so much easier to judge than think.
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When you feel the desire to judge yourself, let it go.
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Who am I to judge?
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We use today's standard to judge leaders of yesterday.
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Researchers who are familiar with the available methodology judge the accuracy of the information presented.
Academic text (2012) -
It's important to judge a person's character based on their actions, not just their words.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To make a choice after thinking about the options
∞
6.5
To decide whether someone is guilty or not guilty
525
3.7
To make an official decision, often in a court
428
3.1
To decide something after looking at the facts
335
3.2
To judge how good or useful something is
215
4.6
To think something is a certain way
187
1.8
To choose between different options after thinking
148
3.5
To officially give a decision about someone or something
37
5.2
Form an opinion about someone or something, often a critical one
17
7.8
To make an official decision about a disagreement, often in court or a contest
13
3.0
To make a final decision after thinking
2
8.1
Officially decide something, often in a court
1
2.9
To choose what to do after thinking about the options
1
6.9
To make a final decision about a disagreement after hearing both sides
Idioms
- Informal
9
4.4
Decide something about a person or thing by how they look
- Informal
Make an excuse that nobody believes and only a judge cares about
Compounds
- Literature
4
7.5
A judge who decides cases based on personal beliefs to promote social change
- Specialized
4
7.4
An officer in the military who gives legal advice and handles law for soldiers
- Specialized
1
9.1
A senior military lawyer who gives legal advice to a branch of the armed forces
- US
1
4.8
An official who helps the referee by watching the sideline and keeping the game time
- Jargon
1
5.5
An official in American football who stands deep behind defenders to watch the play and enforce rules
- US
1
7.9
An official in American football who watches plays and passes downfield on one sideline
- Jargon
An official in American football who watches passes and calls penalties near the far sideline
How Certain
∞
1.0
428
3.1
914
2.5
925
3.6
∞
1.0
768
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Judge comes from the old Latin word iudex, built from ius 'law' and dicere 'to say'. To judge a person or thing is to form an opinion and 'decide' about it after thinking, which matches the word's original sense of giving a decision.