justified

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd/

From the verb justify: (⇒ conjugate)
justified is: ⓘClick the infinitive to see all available inflections
v past
v past p
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
justified adj (speech, action: warranted)justificado adj
  garantizado adj
 The high cost of these paintings is justified because of their beauty.
 El alto costo de las pinturas es justificado debido a su belleza.
justified adj (person: validated, excused)justificado adj
  acreditado/a adj
  disculpado adj
  perdonado adj
 A murderer is never justified.
 Un homicidio nunca es justificado.
justified adj (flush with margins)justificado adj
 Justified text is flush with both margins, which looks neater.
 El texto justificado tiene márgenes en ambos lados y luce mejor.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
justify [sth]⇒ vtr (give reason for)justificar⇒ vtr
 He tried to justify his rudeness by saying he'd been tired.
 Trató de justificar sus malos modales diciendo que había estado cansado.
justify [sth] to [sb] vtr + prep (give reason, excuse)justificar algo con, justificar algo a loc verb
  justificarse ante v prnl + prep
 I tried to justify the price of house to my husband, but he said it was not a good value.
 Traté de justificar el precio de la casa con mi marido, pero él dijo que no era bueno.
justify [sth] vtr (text: align at the sides) (texto)justificar⇒ vtr
 If you justify the text it will look neater.
 Si justificas el texto, se verá más prolijo.
justify [sth] vtr (prove right)justificar⇒ vtr
  corroborar⇒ vtr
 I think my high marks justify my decision to take fewer classes.
 Creo que mis notas altas justifican mi decisión de tomar menos clases.
justify doing [sth] v expr (be a good reason, excuse)justificar⇒ vtr
  ser excusa loc verb
 Nothing justifies hitting a child.
 Nada justifica pegarle a un niño.
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'justified' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
defensible - excusable - extenuating - fair game - fitting - in the right - undue - unwarranted - warranted - within your rights
Spanish:
fundado - justificado


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