judges
- 01 A2 Elementary
n.people who decide the winner of a competition or contest.
n.individuals appointed to decide the results of a competition, trial, or contest based on specific criteria.
Simple“The judges for the cooking show were very impressed by her dessert.”
In context“The panel of judges evaluated each performance based on technical execution, artistic expression, and overall stage presence.”
- 02 C1 Advanced
n.the seventh book of the Old Testament in the Bible.
n.the seventh book of the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Old Testament, detailing the history of Biblical Israel. Always capitalized as a proper noun.
Simple“We studied the story of Samson in the book of Judges.”
In context“The Book of Judges provides a narrative account of the leaders who ruled Israel before the establishment of the monarchy.”
- 03 B1 Intermediate
v.to form an opinion about someone or something after thinking carefully.
v.to form an opinion or conclusion about something based on available evidence. Third-person singular present indicative form.
Simple“He often judges people by the clothes they wear, which is unfair.”
In context“The public often judges a politician's success by short-term economic indicators rather than long-term policy achievements.”
Usage judges of my actions
Reference to the contents of the book, a chronicle of the acts of the Judges of Israel.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.