Definition

1. Verb:
   • To judge beforehand: "forejudge" means to form an opinion or decision about someone or something before having sufficient evidence or experience; to prejudge.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • The jury was instructed not to forejudge the defendant based on his appearance. (To form a premature opinion about the accused.)
  • It is unfair to forejudge a person's abilities without seeing their work. (To decide without full information.)
  • Critics often forejudge a film based on its director's reputation. (To make a hasty judgment.)

Advanced Usage

• "to forejudge the outcome": to decide the result of something in advance.
  • The committee forejudged the outcome of the vote, which angered the members. (They assumed the result before the vote occurred.)

Variants and Related Words

• Forejudgment (n): the act of judging beforehand; a premature decision.

  • His forejudgment of her character was based on rumors. (The premature opinion he formed.)

• Forejudging (adj): inclined to judge in advance.

  • A forejudging attitude can lead to misunderstandings. (A tendency to prejudge.)

Synonyms

• Prejudge: to form an opinion before knowing the facts.
• Presume: to assume something is true without proof.
• Anticipate: to expect or predict beforehand.

Related Idioms

• Jump to conclusions: to make a hasty judgment without enough information.
  • Don't jump to conclusions about his motives until you hear his side. (Do not forejudge his intentions.)

Phrasal Verbs