LEARNit Dictionary

judge

noun
B1
1
B1
a person in a court who has the authority to decide how criminals should be punished or to make legal decisions
قاضی, دادرس, قاضی دادگاه
compare Justice of the Peace, magistrate
2
B1
a person who decides who has won a competition
داور
The judges' decision is final.
She has joined the panel of judges in the popular TV talent show.
She was invited to be a judge in a cookery competition.
see also line judge, touch judge
3
B1
a person who has the necessary knowledge or skills to give their opinion about the value or quality of somebody/something
داور, داور خبره, کارشناس
She's a good judge of character.
He was a shrewd judge of people.
The last singer was the best—not that I'm any judge .
‘I'm not sure that's a good way to do it.’ ‘Let me be the judge of that.’
verb
B1
1
B1
to form an opinion about somebody/something, based on the information you have
قضاوت کردن, داوری کردن, ارزیابی کردن
2
B1
to guess the size, amount, etc. of something
تخمین زدن, ارزیابی کردن, تخمین کردن
Young children are unable to judge the speed of traffic.
It's difficult to judge how long the journey will take.
I judged him to be about 50.
3
B1
to decide the result of a competition; to be the judge in a competition
داوری کردن
She was asked to judge the essay competition.
The first team to cross the line will be judged the winner.
Their garden was judged the best in Wales by a TV viewers' poll.
4
B2
to give your opinion about somebody, especially when you think they are bad
اظهار نظر کردن درباره کسی
What gives you the right to judge other people?
I'm not one to judge, but that's no way to behave.
5
to decide whether somebody is guilty or innocent in a court
قضاوت کردن, حکم کردن
to judge a case
to judge somebody guilty/not guilty