(~s)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
Note: in BRIT, also use 'judgement'
1.
A ~ is an opinion that you have or express after thinking carefully about something.
In your ~, what has changed over the past few years?...
I don’t really want to make any ~s on the decisions they made.
N-VAR
2.
Judgment is the ability to make sensible guesses about a situation or sensible decisions about what to do.
I respect his judgement and I’ll follow any advice he gives me...
N-UNCOUNT: oft with poss
3.
A ~ is a decision made by a judge or by a court of law.
The industry was awaiting a ~ from the European Court...
= verdict, ruling
N-VAR
4.
If something is against your better ~, you believe that it would be more sensible or better not to do it.
Against my better judgement I agreed...
PHRASE: PHR with cl, PHR after v, v-link PHR
5.
If you pass ~ on someone or something, you give your opinion about it, especially if you are making a criticism.
It’s not for me to pass judgement, it’s a personal matter between the two of you...
PHRASE: V inflects
6.
If you reserve ~ on something, you refuse to give an opinion about it until you know more about it.
Doctors are reserving judgement on his ability to travel until later in the week.
PHRASE: V inflects, usu PHR on n
7.
To sit in ~ means to decide whether or not someone is guilty of doing something wrong.
He argues very strongly that none of us has the right to sit in judgement.
PHRASE: V inflects