judge

Substantiv

1. 1

   A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.

   The parts of a judge in hearing are four: to direct the evidence; to moderate length, repetition, or impertinency of speech; to recapitulate, select, and collate the material points of that which hath been said; and to give the rule or sentence.

2. 2

   A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.

3. 3

   A person officiating at a sports event, a contest, or similar; referee.

   At a boxing match, the decision of the judges is final.

4. 4

   A person who evaluates something or forms an opinion.

   She is a good judge of wine.

   They say he is a poor judge of character considering all the unreliable friends he has made.

5. 5

   historischA shophet, a temporary leader appointed in times of crisis in ancient Israel.

Verb

1. 1

   To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on (a person or matter).

   A higher power will judge you after you are dead.

2. 2

   To sit in judgment, to act as judge.

   Justices in this country judge without appeal.

3. 3

   To judicially rule or determine.

4. 4

   veraltetTo sentence to punishment, to judicially condemn.

   He was judged to die for his crimes.

5. 5

   veraltetTo award judicially; to adjudge.

6. 6

   To form an opinion on; to appraise.

   I judge a man’s character by the cut of his suit.

   Let us be judged for what we attempted rather than what we achieved.

7. 7

   veraltetTo constitute a fitting appraisal or criterion of; to provide a basis for forming an opinion on.

   Noble and milde this Perſean ſeemes to be, If outward habit Iudge the inward man.

8. 8

   To arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc.

   We cannot both be right: you must judge between us.

9. 9

   To have as an opinion; to consider, suppose.

   I judge it safe to leave the house once again.

   I've been judged to have the best qualifications.

10. 10

    To form an opinion; to infer.

    I judge from the sky that it might rain later.

    However I have the mirror positioned, I can't judge where the back of the car is.

    We can't always judge people's ages just by their voices.

    THE sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o'clock.

11. 11

    To criticize or label another person or thing; to be judgmental toward.

    There's something wrong with the world today; the light bulb's getting dim. There's meltdown in the sky. If you can judge a wise man by the color of his skin, Mister, you're a better man than I

12. 12

    To govern as biblical judge or shophet (over some jurisdiction).

    And after him aroſe Iair a Gileadite, and iudged Iſrael twentie and two yeeres.

    And after him, Elon, a Zebulonite iudged Israel, and he iudged Israel ten yeeres.

Formen

Plural

judges

Präteritum

judged

Partizip II

judged

Partizip I

judging

3. Person Singular

judges