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to come to judgement

to come to judgement

1 6.9
To make a final decision about a disagreement after hearing both sides
  • phrasal verb
  • /kʌm tu ˈdʒʌdʒmənt/
  • UK
translation icon : tomar una decisión
  • After reviewing the evidence, the committee finally came to judgment on the matter.

Examples

  • The judge will come to judgment next week regarding the outcome of the trial.

  • The process of coming to judgment involves the testing of truth claims, since a presupposed truth can be grasped only in the medium of knowing it as truth.

    Academic text (2009)

  • And when they come to judgment, let all the fruits we have born their forgiveness.

  • But one of the things that he stressed was that it's not enough just to come to judgments or come to verdicts about stuff.

  • Most of the patents that large companies have asserted against Android haven't even come to judgment yet, and new assertions continue to be made.

    Blog text (21)

  • She was relieved when the panel came to judgment and ruled in her favor.

Synonyms

to decide
vsto come to judgement
∞ 1.0

To end a disagreement by choosing a final outcome

emphasizes a formal verdict or authoritative ruling rather than a simple choice
to judge
vsto come to judgement
914 2.5

To form an opinion about someone or something

involves issuing an authoritative verdict or final ruling in disputes rather than mere opinion
to conclude
vsto come to judgement
428 3.1

To decide something after looking at the facts

is used more for formal rulings by an authority rather than general conclusions
to make the call
vsto come to judgement
98 3.7

To decide what to do in an important situation

is about formal authoritative resolution in disputes rather than informal urgent choices
to come to a decision
vsto come to judgement
18 2.7

Choose what to do after thinking about the choices

leans toward formal resolution in disputes rather than any ordinary choice
to come to a conclusion
vsto come to judgement
13 3.0

To make a final decision after thinking

focuses on authoritative verdicts in disputes rather than general final results
to arrive at a decision
vsto come to judgement
1 2.9

To choose what to do after thinking about the options

often implies a formal or authoritative verdict rather than a private choice

Antonyms

to defer
  • Formal
36 6.2

To accept another person's opinion or decision out of respect

How Final

to rule
  • Formal
525 3.7
to come to judgement
  • UK
1 6.9
to deliberate
43 4.4
to consider
∞ 1.1

Surface Forms

come to judgement infinitive
came to judgement past
come to judgement past participle
coming to judgement present participle
comes to judgement third person singular

Morphology

come + to + judgment

The meaning 'to make a decision / reach a final conclusion' is directly derivable from 'come' (arrive) + 'to' (toward) + 'judgement' (a decision): literally 'arrive at judgement'. This is a straightforward compositional pattern found in many languages and, despite slightly formal phrasing, a B1 learner who knows the constituents should be able to infer the intended meaning.

Etymology

Come to judgement may come from old courts where, after hearing both sides, the judge would come to a final judgement and announce the decision. That's why it now means 'to make a decision'.