Main Entry: ¹judge

Pronunciation: \ˈjəj\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): judged; judg·ing

Etymology: Middle English juggen, from Anglo-French juger, from Latin judicare, from judic-, judex judge, from jus right, law + dicere to decide, say — more at just, diction

Date: 13th century

transitive verb 1 : to form an opinion about through careful weighing of evidence and testing of premises
2 : to sit in judgment on : try
3 : to determine or pronounce after inquiry and deliberation
4 : govern, rule —used of a Hebrew tribal leader
5 : to form an estimate or evaluation of; especially : to form a negative opinion about <shouldn't judge him because of his accent>
6 : to hold as an opinion : guess, think <I judge she knew what she was doing>intransitive verb 1 : to form an opinion
2 : to decide as a judge

synonyms see infer

— judg·er noun