JUDGE

(DECIDE) [verb] - to form, give or have as an opinion, or to decide about (something or someone), esp. after thinking carefullySo far, he seems to be handling the job well, but it's really too soon to judge. [I]It's difficult to judge yet whether the new system is really an improvement. [+ wh- word]I'd judge that it'll take us about five years to cover our costs. [+ that clause]Everyone present judged the meeting (to have been) a success. [+ object + (to be) noun or adjective]She judged it better not to tell him what had happened. [+ object + noun or adjective]I'm hopeless at judging distance(s) (= guessing how far it is between places). [T]If you judge someone or something you decide whether it is good or bad.What do you think gives you the right to judge people? [T]They judged the system on how quickly it could respond to their queries. [T]You shouldn't judge by/on appearances alone. [I]Our salespeople are judged on/according to the number of cars they sell. [T]To judge is also to officially decide who will be the winner of a competition.I've been asked to judge the fancy-dress competition.The expressions judging by/from or to judge by/from are used to refer to the reasons you have for thinking something.Judging by what he said, I think it's very unlikely that he'll be able to support your application.(saying) 'You can't judge a book by its cover' means you can't tell what something or someone is like by looking only at the outside appearance.