pass judgment

pass judgment
verb
form a critical opinion of
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I cannot judge some works of modern art

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How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people

• Syn: ↑evaluate, ↑judge
• Derivationally related forms: ↑judge (for: ↑judge), ↑judgment (for: ↑judge), ↑judging (for: ↑judge), ↑evaluative (for: ↑evaluate)
• Hypernyms: ↑think, ↑cogitate, ↑cerebrate
• Hyponyms:
↑rate, ↑rank, ↑range, ↑order, ↑grade, ↑place, ↑stand, ↑approve, ↑disapprove, ↑choose, ↑prejudge, ↑measure, ↑evaluate, ↑valuate, ↑assess, ↑appraise, ↑value, ↑reappraise, ↑reject, ↑accept, ↑think, ↑believe, ↑consider, ↑conceive, ↑calculate, ↑estimate, ↑reckon, ↑count on, ↑figure, ↑forecast, ↑expect, ↑anticipate, ↑impute, ↑ascribe, ↑assign, ↑attribute, ↑declare, ↑adjudge, ↑hold, ↑review, ↑critique, ↑fail, ↑pass, ↑test, ↑prove, ↑try, ↑try out, ↑examine, ↑essay
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s something Adjective/Noun

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Somebody ——s something

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Somebody ——s somebody

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Somebody ——s somebody to INFINITIVE

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Somebody ——s that CLAUSE

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(of a court or judge) give a decision concerning a defendant or legal matter

he passed judgment on the accused

■ criticize or condemn someone from a position of assumed moral superiority

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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