- reserve judgment
- delay the process of judging or giving one's opinion
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
reserve judgment
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reserve judgment — ► to wait until more information about something is available before expressing an opinion, making a decision, or taking action: »People in the industry are reserving judgement until more details of the takeover emerge. reserve judgment on/about… … Financial and business terms
judgment — UK [ˈdʒʌdʒmənt] / US or judgement UK / US noun Word forms judgment : singular judgment plural judgments ** 1) [countable/uncountable] an opinion that you have after thinking carefully about something judgment about: It is still too soon to form a … English dictionary
judgment — A sum due for payment or collection as a result of a court order. American Banker Glossary * * * judgment judg‧ment [ˈdʒʌdʒmənt] also judgement noun 1. [countable] an opinion formed or a decision made after careful thought: • Traders said they… … Financial and business terms
judgment or judgement — judg|ment or judge|ment [ dʒʌdʒmənt ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount an opinion that you have after thinking carefully about something: judgment about: It is still too soon to form a judgment about this. make a judgment: He s too quick to make… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
judgment — judg|ment W2 also judgement BrE [ˈdʒʌdʒmənt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(opinion)¦ 2¦(ability to decide)¦ 3¦(law)¦ 4 a judgment (on somebody/something) 5 judgment call ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(OPINION)¦ [U and C] … Dictionary of contemporary English
judgment — also judgement BrE noun 1 OPINION (C, U) an opinion that you form after thinking carefully about something: in sb s judgment: In my judgment, we should accept his offer. | pass judgment (=give your opinion or criticism) | reserve judgment… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
judgment — n. also: judgement 1) to display, exercise, show judgment (she always exercises good judgment) 2) to form, make a judgment 3) to hand down, pass, pronounce, render judgment on 4) to sit in judgment on 5) to reserve judgment 6) good; impaired;… … Combinatory dictionary
judgment — [[t]ʤʌ̱ʤmənt[/t]] ♦♦♦ judgments (in BRIT, also use judgement) 1) N VAR A judgment is an opinion that you have or express after thinking carefully about something. In your judgment, what has changed over the past few years?... How can he form any… … English dictionary
reserve — re•serve [[t]rɪˈzɜrv[/t]] v. served, serv•ing, n. adj. 1) to keep back or save for future use 2) to retain or secure by prior arrangement 3) to set apart for a particular use 4) to delay; postpone: to reserve judgment[/ex] 5) to retain (the… … From formal English to slang
reserve — re·serve 1 vt re·served, re·serv·ing: to keep back or set apart: as a: to keep (a right, power, or interest) esp. by express declaration all rights reserved compare waive b: to defer a determination of (a question of law) … Law dictionary
