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judge
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- pronunciation:
- juhj
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a person trained to hear and decide cases brought before a court of law.
The judge will decide what the boy's punishment will be for stealing a bicycle.
- synonyms:
- justice
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| definition 2: |
a person who decides the winner in a contest or competition.
- similar words:
- referee, umpire
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| definition 3: |
a person who knows enough about something to give an opinion or suggestion.
You are a good judge of character.- synonyms:
- critic, evaluator
- similar words:
- authority, expert
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
judges, judging, judged |
| definition 1: |
to hear and decide cases brought before a court of law.
The court judged the case in our favor.- synonyms:
- try
- similar words:
- arbitrate, decide, decree, hear, sentence
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| definition 2: |
to decide or select the winner of.
The sheriff judged the pies at the county fair.- synonyms:
- assess, conclude, evaluate, gauge
- similar words:
- appraise, arbitrate, decide, determine, examine, reckon, think, value, weigh
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| definition 3: |
to form an opinion of or about.
Don't judge a book by its cover.- synonyms:
- assess
- similar words:
- criticize, decide, estimate, evaluate
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| related words: |
calculate, count, figure, find, imagine, infer, mark, price, rate, referee, regard, score, suppose, try, view |
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