pass_judgment (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *pass judgment*:
VERB	cognition	pass judgment, evaluate, judge	form a critical opinion of

English > *pass judgment*: 1 sense > verb 1, cognition
Meaning	form a critical opinion of.
Pattern	Something ----s something Adjective/Noun; Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Example	"How do you evaluate this grant proposal?""We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"
Synonyms	evaluate, judge
Entailed by	acquit, assoil, clear, discharge, exonerate, exculpate	pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
	condemn	declare or judge unfit for use or habitation
	convict	Find or declare guilty
	knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart	find fault with
Narrower	accept	Consider or hold as true
	approve	judge to be right or commendable
	assign, attribute	decide as to where something belongs in a scheme
	calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast	judge to be probable
	choose	See fit or proper to act in a certain way
	declare, adjudge, hold	declare to be
	disapprove	Consider bad / bad or wrong
	disapprove, reject	deem wrong or inappropriate
	expect, anticipate	regard something as probable or likely
	fail	judge unacceptable
	impute, ascribe, assign, attribute	Attribute or credit to
	measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value	Evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
	pass	Accept or judge as acceptable
	prejudge	judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence
	rate, rank, range, order, grade, place	Assign a rank or rating to
	reappraise	Appraise anew
	reject	refuse to accept or acknowledge
	review, critique	Appraise critically
	stand	Have or maintain a position or stand on an issue
	test, prove, try, try out, examine, essay	put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
	think, believe, consider, conceive	judge or regard
Broader	think, cogitate, cerebrate	Use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
Spanish	evaluar, juzgar, opinar, pensar
Catalan	avaluar, jutjar, opinar, pensar

HyperDic: pass_judgment