justify
11justify */*/ — UK [ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ] / US [ˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪ] verb [transitive] Word forms justify : present tense I/you/we/they justify he/she/it justifies present participle justifying past tense justified past participle justified 1) a) to show that there is a good… …
12justify — jus|ti|fy [ dʒʌstı,faı ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to show that there is a good reason for something, especially something that other people think is wrong: You ll be expected to justify your actions. It was becoming increasingly difficult to… …
13justify — 01. It is important to [justify] your opinions rather than just saying something without explaining why you feel that way. 02. Do you think that the use of violence is [justifiable] in order to prevent further violence? 03. Steve was… …
14justify — jus|ti|fy W3S2 [ˈdʒʌstıfaı] v past tense and past participle justified present participle justifying third person singular justifies [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: justifier, from Late Latin justificare, from Latin justus; JUST2] …
15justify — / dZVstifaI/ verb (T) 1 to give an acceptable explanation for something that other people think is unreasonable: How can you justify the expense? | justify doing sth: It s hard to justify making everyone wait for so long. 2 justify yourself (to… …
16Justify — The term justify has many meanings: * To validate one s statement with positive evidence. See justification. * Justification in typesetting, i.e., to align text horizontally or vertically so that the first and last characters of every line, or… …
17justify — justifier, n. justifyingly, adv. /jus teuh fuy /, v., justified, justifying. v.t. 1. to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be just or right: The end does not always justify the means. 2. to defend or uphold as warranted or well grounded:… …
18justify — v. 1) (B) can you justify your actions to me? 2) (G) nothing justifies cheating on an exam 3) (K) what justified her being late? * * * [ dʒʌstɪfaɪ] (B) can you justify your actions to me? (G) nothing justifyies cheating on an exam (K) what… …
19justify — [[t]ʤʌ̱stɪfaɪ[/t]] ♦♦♦ justifies, justifying, justified VERB To justify a decision, action, or idea means to show or prove that it is reasonable or necessary. [V n] No argument can justify a war... [V n] Ministers agreed that this decision was… …
20justify*/*/ — [ˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪ] verb [T] to show that there is a good reason for something The results justify all our hard work.[/ex] How can you justify spending all that money?[/ex] …
