justify
gb/d͡ʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/ us/d͡ʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/
B1
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2300
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
క్రియ
B1
action
1
Give reasons for actions
To explain why something is right or fair.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to justify [something]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'justify' with 'clarify'. 'Justify' means to prove something is right, not just to make it easier to understand.
పర్యాయపదాలు
defend (Emphasizes protecting an action or belief against criticism.)
|
explain (Focuses on making the reasons clear, without necessarily proving correctness.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
condemn (Means to strongly disapprove or denounce something as wrong.)
పదకలయికలు
justify a decision
|justify an action
|justify the cost
|justify the means
|justify oneself
విషయాలు
communication
|law
|ethics
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- She tried to justify her lateness by blaming the traffic.
- The company must justify its expenses to the board.
- He couldn't justify his rude behavior to his friends.
- The teacher asked him to justify his answer with evidence.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I can justify my choice.
- She justified her actions.
- They justified the high price.
- He justified being late.
- You must justify your opinion.
క్రియ
technical
B2
action
2
Align text margins
To change writing so the sides are straight on both left and right.
వాడుక నమూనా:
to justify [text]
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Some learners think 'justify' in this context means to explain something; here it is about formatting text.
పర్యాయపదాలు
align (A broader term for arranging elements in line; not limited to text.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
rag (In typography, to leave one margin uneven.)
పదకలయికలు
fully justify text
|left justify
|right justify
|justify paragraphs
విషయాలు
technology
|design
|printing
|communication
ఉదాహరణలు
- Please justify the text so it looks neat.
- The designer decided to fully justify the paragraphs.
- Left-justified text is easier to read online than fully justified text.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- I will justify the text.
- The book has justified pages.
- Please justify this paragraph.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
justify
IPA
GB/d͡ʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/
US/d͡ʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
jus - ti - fy (3 అక్షరఖండాలు)
Stress on 1st syllable (jus)
పద రూపాలు
Verb
- Base: justify
- 3rd Person Singular: justifies
- Present Participle: justifying
- Past: justified
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
justifies
verb
justifying
verb
justified
verb
Core family
Negative and opposite forms
unjustified
adjective
unjustifiable
adjective
unjustifiably
adverb
పదప్రయోగాలు
justify oneself
1/d͡ʒˈʌstɪfˌaɪ wˌʌnsˈɛlf/
fixed phrase
Explain own actions
To explain why you did something so people do not think it was wrong.
ఉదాహరణలు
- 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.
ఉదాహరణలు
- They believe the ends justify the means in politics.
- He argued that saving lives justifies the means used.