judge

The parts of a judge in hearing are four: to direct the evidence; to moderate length, repetition, or impertinency of speech; to recapitulate, select, and collate the material points of that which hath been said; and to give the rule or sentence.

1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Judicature”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:

A public official whose duty it is to administer the law, especially by presiding over trials and rendering judgments; a justice.

A person who decides the fate of someone or something that has been called into question.

At a boxing match, the decision of the judges is final.

A person officiating at a sports event, a contest, or similar; referee.

She is a good judge of wine.

They say he is a poor judge of character considering all the unreliable friends he has made.

A person who evaluates something or forms an opinion.

(historical, biblical) A shophet, a temporary leader appointed in times of crisis in ancient Israel.

judges (plural)
judg (alternative)
iudge (alternative)

→ Assamese: জজ (zoz)

→ Bengali: জজ (joj)

→ Hindustani:

Hindi: जज (jaj)

Urdu: جَج (jaj)

→ Odia: ଜଜ୍ (jaj)

→ Tamil: ஜட்ஜி (jaṭji)

→ Telugu: జడ్జ (jaḍja)

From Middle English juge, jugge, from Old French juge, from Latin iūdex. Displaced native Middle English deme (from Old English dēma (“judge”)) and demere (from Old English dēmere (“judge”)), see also deemer, deemster.


judge

A higher power will judge you after you are dead.

(transitive) To sit in judgment on; to pass sentence on (a person or matter).

Justices in this country judge without appeal.

(intransitive) To sit in judgment, to act as judge.

(transitive) To judicially rule or determine.

He was judged to die for his crimes.

(transitive, obsolete) To sentence to punishment, to judicially condemn.

(transitive, obsolete) To award judicially; to adjudge.

I judge a man’s character by the cut of his suit.

Let us be judged for what we attempted rather than what we achieved.

c. 1921, Michael Collins, after the Anglo-Irish Treaty

(transitive) To form an opinion on; to appraise.

Noble and milde this Perſean ſeemes to be,
If outward habit Iudge the inward man.

c. 1587–1588, [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC; reprinted as Tamburlaine the Great (A Scolar Press Facsimile), Menston, Yorkshire, London: Scolar Press, 1973, →ISBN, Act I, scene ii:

(transitive, obsolete) To constitute a fitting appraisal or criterion of; to provide a basis for forming an opinion on.

We cannot both be right: you must judge between us.

(intransitive) To arbitrate; to pass opinion on something, especially to settle a dispute etc.

I judge it safe to leave the house once again.

(transitive) To have as an opinion; to consider, suppose.

I judge from the sky that it might rain later.

THE sun was up so high when I waked that I judged it was after eight o'clock.

1884 December 10, Mark Twain [pseudonym; Samuel Langhorne Clemens], The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade) […], London: Chatto & Windus, […], →OCLC:

(ambitransitive) To form an opinion; to infer.

There's something wrong with the world today; the light bulb's getting dim.
There's meltdown in the sky.
If you can judge a wise man by the color of his skin,
Mister, you're a better man than I

(ambitransitive) To criticize or label another person or thing; to be judgmental toward.

And after him aroſe Iair a Gileadite, and iudged Iſrael twentie and two yeeres.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Judges 10:3:

And after him, Elon, a Zebulonite iudged Israel, and he iudged Israel ten yeeres.

1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Judges 12:11:

(ambitransitive) To govern as biblical judge or shophet (over some jurisdiction).

en-verb

judge (third-person singular simple present judges, present participle judging, simple past and past participle judged)

judges (present singular third-person)
judging (participle present)
judged (participle past)
judged (past)
judg (alternative)
iudge (alternative)

κρίνω

to arbitrate, to pass opinion on something

считам

to have as an opinion, consider, suppose

soudit

to criticize or label another person or thing

From Middle English jugen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman juger, from Old French jugier, from Latin iūdicāre. Doublet of judicate.
Mostly displaced native deem.