judge

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Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Noun 2.1 Synonyms 2.2 Famous judges 2.3 Derived words 3 Verb 3.1 Synonyms 3.2 See also

[change] Pronunciation

• IPA: /dʒʌdʒ/
• SAMPA: /dZVdZ/
• enPR: jŭj
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[change] Noun

Singular judge

Plural judges

1. A person who decides or chooses.

   The judge decides cases.

2. (Biblical) A leader.

   Samson was a judge of Israel.

[change] Synonyms

• (a person who decides) justice, justice of the peace, moderator, arbitrator, adjudicator, referee, umpire, critic, reviewer, evaluator
• (a leader) leader

[change] Famous judges

• Judge Judy
• Judge Thomas
• Associate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor

• Samson
• Samuel
• Jephthah
• Deborah

[change] Derived words

• judgment
• Final Judgment
• Judgment Day

[change] Verb

Plain form judge

Third-person singular judges

Past tense judged

Past participle judged

Present participle judging

1. To choose, decide.

   He judged in favor of the defendant.

2. To evaluate.

   They judged the beauty pageant.

3. To estimate.

   I would judge that the lake holds a million gallons.

[change] Synonyms

• (to choose) choose, select, decide, rule, conclude, determine, arbitrate, adjudicate, mediate, referee, umpire
• (to evaluate) test, evaluate, assess
• (to estimate) estimate, guess, consider, say, assess, think

[change] See also

• court
• just
• defendant
• plaintiff
• claim
• lawsuit
• case
• law
• lawyer
• attorney
• courtroom
• bailiff
• witness
• stand
• witness stand
• criminal
• innocent
• not guilty
• guilty
• acquit
• convict