Definition of 'judge'
Noun
- a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
Synonyms: justice jurist magistrate - an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
Synonyms: evaluator
Verb
- determine the result of (a competition)
- form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"
Synonyms: evaluate pass judgment - judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time); "I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
Synonyms: estimate gauge approximate guess - pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here"
Synonyms: pronounce label - put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"
Synonyms: adjudicate try
