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Definition

judge verb

/dʒʌdʒ/ v [I or T]
to form, give or have as an opinion, or to decide about something or someone, especially after thinking carefully
So far, he seems to be handling the job well, but it's really too soon to judge.
[+ question word] It's difficult to judge whether the new system really is an improvement.
The meeting was judged (to have been) a success.
You shouldn't judge by/on appearances alone.
I'm hopeless at judging distance(s) (= guessing how far it is between places).
to officially decide who will be the winner of a competition
I've been asked to judge the fancy-dress competition.

judging by/from

(also

to judge by/from

)
used to express the reasons why you have a particular opinion
Judging by what he said, I think it's very unlikely that he'll be able to support your application.

(Definition of judge verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)

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