Dictionary definition · judge
noun
- a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice
- an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality
verb
- determine the result of (a competition)
- form a critical opinion of"I cannot judge some works of modern art"
- judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time)"I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
- pronounce judgment on"They labeled him unfit to work here"
- put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of"The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).