judgement
- (also judgment esp. in AmE) noun1 decision/opinionADJECTIVE▪ accurate▪ balanced (esp. BrE)▪ impartial, independent, objective▪ personal, subjective▪ considered, informed▪
I don't have enough knowledge of the subject to make an informed judgment.
▪ intuitive▪ qualitative▪ harsh▪ snap▪I hate having to make snap judgements.
▪ definitive, final▪I'll reserve final judgment until I've seen all six episodes.
VERB + JUDGEMENT▪ form, make▪It's difficult to form a judgement when you don't have all the facts.
▪ express▪Remember to be tactful when expressing a personal judgement.
▪ confirm▪This latest case confirms my earlier judgement.
▪ come to, reach▪It is too soon to reach any definitive judgement.
▪ deliver, give, pass, pronounce, render▪The inspector's function is not merely to pronounce judgement, but also to suggest improvements.
▪It's hard to render a judgement on what happened.
▪ reserve, suspend, withhold▪The court reserved judgement on the two appeals.
▪We'll withhold judgment until we know all the facts.
▪ obtain, win▪They obtained a judgement in their favour/favor.
▪ reverse▪They are trying to get the judgement reversed.
▪ abide byJUDGEMENT + VERB▪ be based on▪Our judgements must be based on our knowledge and experience.
PREPOSITION▪ in sb's judgement▪What, in your judgement, would be the best way to deal with the problem?
▪ judgement about▪She must make her own judgement about when to go.
▪ judgement against▪The sacked workers won a judgement against the company.
▪ judgement as to▪Experience helps us to form judgements as to the best course of action in given circumstances.
▪ judgement on▪I'm not equipped to pass judgement on such matters.
PHRASES▪ judgement in sb's favour/favor▪The court delivered a judgment in favour/favor of the defendant.
▪ value judgement▪These are not facts, they are value judgments.
2 decision makingADJECTIVE▪ fine (esp. BrE), good, shrewd, sound▪Landing a plane requires fine judgement.
▪ impartial, independent▪ impaired, poor▪ aesthetic, artistic, clinical, critical, editorial, ethical, moral, political, professional▪She has a reputation for sound professional judgement.
VERB + JUDGEMENT▪ display, show▪ rely on▪ respect, trust▪He trusted his wife's judgement.
▪ doubt, question▪I don't think he's dishonest, but I question his judgement.
▪ back (esp. BrE)▪The company backed her judgement and implemented all her recommendations.
▪ exercise, use▪ cloud, impair▪His emotions may have clouded his editorial judgement.
▪ colour/color, influence▪He never allows any prejudices to influence his judgement.
▪ sit in▪He felt he had no right to sit in judgement on someone he had only just met.
JUDGEMENT + NOUN▪ call (= a situation where different people will reach different decisions according to their personal judgement)▪Whether or not to prescribe an antibiotic in this case is a judgement call.
PREPOSITION▪ judgement about▪You will need to exercise your own judgement about what clothes to wear.
▪ judgement in▪The speaker showed good judgement in his choice of topic.
PHRASES▪ an error of judgement▪Accepting the gift was an error of judgement on the part of the party chairman.
▪ a lack of judgement▪ a matter of judgement▪How much money you should invest is a matter of judgement.
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