Word a Day
judge
What does judge mean?
judge (verb): to arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use judge in a sentence?
- We cannot both be right: you must judge between us. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce judge?
/dʒʌdʒ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does judge come from?
From Middle English jugen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman juger, from Old French jugier, from Latin iūdicāre.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to judge
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “judge” mean?
to prohibit; to interdict; to proscribe; to forbid or block from participation
Not quite: that's what ban means.
to arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc
Right! That's what “judge” means.
to point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known
Not quite: that's what indicate means.
to squander (money or resources) uselessly; to spend (time) idly; to dissipate
Not quite: that's what waste means.
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