justify
gb/d͡ʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/ us/d͡ʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/
B1
Anglų
~ 2300
megindokol, igazol, sorkizártra igazít
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B1
1
megindokol
B1
igazol
B1
Vartosenos šablonas:
to justify [something]
She tried to justify her lateness by blaming the traffic.
Az út forgalmára hivatkozva próbálta megindokolni a késését.
The company must justify its expenses to the board.
A vállalatnak meg kell indokolnia a kiadásait az igazgatótanács előtt.
He couldn't justify his rude behavior to his friends.
The teacher asked him to justify his answer with evidence.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I can justify my choice.
Meg tudom indokolni a választásomat.
She justified her actions.
Megindokolta a tetteit.
They justified the high price.
He justified being late.
You must justify your opinion.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'justify' with 'clarify'. 'Justify' means to prove something is right, not just to make it easier to understand.
Reikšmė
Give reasons for actions
Kolokacijos
justify a decision
|justify an action
|justify the cost
|justify the means
|justify oneself
Sinonimai
defend (Emphasizes protecting an action or belief against criticism.)
|
explain (Focuses on making the reasons clear, without necessarily proving correctness.)
Antonimai
condemn (Means to strongly disapprove or denounce something as wrong.)
Temos
communication
|law
|ethics
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
To explain why something is right or fair.
To show or prove that an action, decision, or idea is right or reasonable.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B2
TECHNICAL
2
Vartosenos šablonas:
to justify [text]
Please justify the text so it looks neat.
Kérlek, igazítsd sorkizártra a szöveget, hogy rendezett legyen.
The designer decided to fully justify the paragraphs.
A tervező úgy döntött, hogy teljesen sorkizártra igazítja a bekezdéseket.
Left-justified text is easier to read online than fully justified text.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I will justify the text.
Sorkizártra fogom igazítani a szöveget.
The book has justified pages.
A könyv oldalai sorkizárt szedésűek.
Please justify this paragraph.
Dažna klaida:
Some learners think 'justify' in this context means to explain something; here it is about formatting text.
Reikšmė
Align text margins
Kolokacijos
fully justify text
|left justify
|right justify
|justify paragraphs
Sinonimai
align (A broader term for arranging elements in line; not limited to text.)
Antonimai
rag (In typography, to leave one margin uneven.)
Temos
technology
|design
|printing
|communication
Apibrėžimas
To change writing so the sides are straight on both left and right.
In word processing or printing, to adjust spacing so that text is evenly aligned along both the left and right margins.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
justify
IPA
GB/d͡ʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/
US/d͡ʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
jus - ti - fy (3 skiemenys)
Stress on 1st syllable (jus)
Žodžio formos
Verb
- Base: justify
- 3rd Person Singular: justifies
- Present Participle: justifying
- Past: justified
Žodžių šeima
Forms
justifies
verb
justifying
verb
justified
verb
Core family
Negative and opposite forms
unjustified
adjective
unjustifiable
adjective
unjustifiably
adverb
Posakiai
justify oneself
1/d͡ʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ wˌʌnsˈɛlf/
fixed phrase
Explain own actions
To explain why you did something so people do not think it was wrong.
Pavyzdžiai
- She felt she had to justify herself after the criticism.
- He quickly justified himself when asked about the delay.
justify the means
1/d͡ʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ ðə mˈinz/
fixed phrase
Make methods acceptable by results
To say that the way something was done is okay because of the good result.
Pavyzdžiai
- They believe the ends justify the means in politics.
- He argued that saving lives justifies the means used.