justify
gb/d͡ʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/ us/d͡ʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/
B1
Engleză
~ 2300
megindokol, igazol, sorkizártra igazít
VERB
B1
1
megindokol
B1
igazol
B1
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
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.
Greșeală frecventă:
Learners sometimes confuse 'justify' with 'clarify'. 'Justify' means to prove something is right, not just to make it easier to understand.
Sens
Give reasons for actions
Colocații
justify a decision
|justify an action
|justify the cost
|justify the means
|justify oneself
Sinonime
defend (Emphasizes protecting an action or belief against criticism.)
|
explain (Focuses on making the reasons clear, without necessarily proving correctness.)
Antonime
condemn (Means to strongly disapprove or denounce something as wrong.)
Teme
communication
|law
|ethics
|core_vocabulary
Definiție
To explain why something is right or fair.
To show or prove that an action, decision, or idea is right or reasonable.
VERB
B2
TECHNICAL
2
Tipar de utilizare:
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.
Exemple pentru cursanți
I will justify the text.
Sorkizártra fogom igazítani a szöveget.
The book has justified pages.
A könyv oldalai sorkizárt szedésűek.
Please justify this paragraph.
Greșeală frecventă:
Some learners think 'justify' in this context means to explain something; here it is about formatting text.
Sens
Align text margins
Colocații
fully justify text
|left justify
|right justify
|justify paragraphs
Sinonime
align (A broader term for arranging elements in line; not limited to text.)
Antonime
rag (In typography, to leave one margin uneven.)
Teme
technology
|design
|printing
|communication
Definiție
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.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
justify
IPA
GB/d͡ʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/
US/d͡ʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/
Silabe și accent
jus - ti - fy (3 silabe)
Stress on 1st syllable (jus)
Forme ale cuvântului
Verb
- Base: justify
- 3rd Person Singular: justifies
- Present Participle: justifying
- Past: justified
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
justifies
verb
justifying
verb
justified
verb
Core family
Negative and opposite forms
unjustified
adjective
unjustifiable
adjective
unjustifiably
adverb
Expresii
justify oneself
1/d͡ʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ wˌʌnsˈɛlf/
fixed phrase
Explain own actions
To explain why you did something so people do not think it was wrong.
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- They believe the ends justify the means in politics.
- He argued that saving lives justifies the means used.