judges (B1)
noun
Pronunciation: /ˈdʒʌdʒɪz/
Definition
People who preside over a court of law and make legal judgments, or who decide the winner in a competition.
Examples
The judges will announce the winner of the talent show tonight.
She hopes to become one of the Supreme Court judges.
The judges questioned the witnesses about the incident.
How to Use judges
- judge someone/something (prepositional phrase)
- To form an opinion about someone or something. — "Don't judge others before you know their story."
- judge by (prepositional phrase)
- To form an opinion based on a particular standard or characteristic. — "You can't judge a book by its cover."
- judge to be (prepositional phrase)
- To decide or conclude that something is a certain way. — "The jury judged the evidence to be insufficient."
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