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pre·judge

 (prē-jŭj′)
tr.v. pre·judged, pre·judg·ing, pre·judg·es
To judge beforehand without possessing adequate evidence.

pre·judg′er n.
pre·judg′ment, pre·judge′ment n.
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prejudge

(priːˈdʒʌdʒ)
vb
(tr) to judge beforehand, esp without sufficient evidence
preˈjudger n
preˈjudgment, preˈjudgement n
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pre•judge

(priˈdʒʌdʒ)

v.t. -judged, -judg•ing.
to pass judgment on prematurely or without sufficient reflection or investigation.
[1555–65; < French préjuger < Latin praejūdicāre. See pre-, judge]
pre•judg′er, n.
pre•judg′ment; esp. Brit., pre•judge′ment, n.
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prejudge


Past participle: prejudged
Gerund: prejudging

Imperative
prejudge
prejudge
Present
I prejudge
you prejudge
he/she/it prejudges
we prejudge
you prejudge
they prejudge
Preterite
I prejudged
you prejudged
he/she/it prejudged
we prejudged
you prejudged
they prejudged
Present Continuous
I am prejudging
you are prejudging
he/she/it is prejudging
we are prejudging
you are prejudging
they are prejudging
Present Perfect
I have prejudged
you have prejudged
he/she/it has prejudged
we have prejudged
you have prejudged
they have prejudged
Past Continuous
I was prejudging
you were prejudging
he/she/it was prejudging
we were prejudging
you were prejudging
they were prejudging
Past Perfect
I had prejudged
you had prejudged
he/she/it had prejudged
we had prejudged
you had prejudged
they had prejudged
Future
I will prejudge
you will prejudge
he/she/it will prejudge
we will prejudge
you will prejudge
they will prejudge
Future Perfect
I will have prejudged
you will have prejudged
he/she/it will have prejudged
we will have prejudged
you will have prejudged
they will have prejudged
Future Continuous
I will be prejudging
you will be prejudging
he/she/it will be prejudging
we will be prejudging
you will be prejudging
they will be prejudging
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been prejudging
you have been prejudging
he/she/it has been prejudging
we have been prejudging
you have been prejudging
they have been prejudging
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been prejudging
you will have been prejudging
he/she/it will have been prejudging
we will have been prejudging
you will have been prejudging
they will have been prejudging
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been prejudging
you had been prejudging
he/she/it had been prejudging
we had been prejudging
you had been prejudging
they had been prejudging
Conditional
I would prejudge
you would prejudge
he/she/it would prejudge
we would prejudge
you would prejudge
they would prejudge
Past Conditional
I would have prejudged
you would have prejudged
he/she/it would have prejudged
we would have prejudged
you would have prejudged
they would have prejudged
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.prejudge - judge beforehand, especially without sufficient evidence
pass judgment, evaluate, judge - form a critical opinion of; "I cannot judge some works of modern art"; "How do you evaluate this grant proposal?" "We shouldn't pass judgment on other people"
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prejudge

verb jump to conclusions about, anticipate, presume, presuppose, forejudge, make a hasty assessment about I don't want to prejudge the commission's findings.
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Translations
يَحْكُم مُقَدَّما
předem rozhodnout
dømme på forhånd
eleve megítél/elítél
fordæma
iš anksto nuspręsti
pāragri spriest/lemt
vopred rozhodnúť
önceden hüküm vermek

prejudge

[ˈpriːˈdʒʌdʒ] VTprejuzgar
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prejudge

[ˌpriːˈdʒʌdʒ] vtpréjuger de
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prejudge

vt case, issue, personim voraus beurteilen; (negatively) personim Voraus verurteilen
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prejudge

[ˌpriːˈdʒʌdʒ] vtfarsi a priori un giudizio di
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prejudge

(priːˈdʒadʒ) verb
to make a decision about something before hearing all the facts.
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