judge

to form an opinion about something or someone after considering the facts and information available

juzgar, decidir, pensar

• judge sb/sth + adj

Collocations judge a situation · judge someone's character

• I judge this to be the best solution.

  Yo juzgo que esta es la mejor solución.

a person who is officially responsible for deciding the result of a trial in a court of law

juez, magistrado

Collocations judge and jury

• The judge ruled in her favor.

  El juez dictaminó a su favor.

a person who decides the winner of a competition or gives marks to competitors

árbitro, jueza, juez

Collocations judge at an event

• The judges gave her a perfect score.

  Los jueces le dieron una puntuación perfecta.

the decision made by a judge or jury in a court of law after considering the evidence presented at a trial

veredicto, fallo

Collocations reach a verdict

• The jury reached its verdict.

  El jurado llegó a su veredicto.

to criticize someone or something in an unfair way, especially because of their race, religion, etc.

juzgar, criticar, condenar

• judge sb/sth + adj

Collocations judge someone by their appearance

• Don't judge a book by its cover.

  No juzgues un libro por su portada.

to form an opinion about the value, quality, or importance of something

estimar, juzgar, valorar

• judge sth + adj

Collocations judge the quality of a product

• She judges her success by how much she enjoys her work.

  Ella juzga su éxito por cuánto disfruta de su trabajo.

to decide the punishment for someone who has broken a law or rule

juzgar, condenar, castigar

• judge sb + to-inf

Collocations judge someone guilty

• The judge judged him guilty of theft.

  El juez lo condenó por hurto.

to make a decision about something, especially after considering all the facts and information available

decidir, juzgar, pensar

• judge sth + to-inf

• We judged it best not to tell anyone.

  Juzgamos que lo mejor era no decirle a nadie.