justify

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdʒʌstəˌfaɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling( jus′tə fī′)

Inflections of 'justify' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
justifies
v 3rd person singular
justifying
v pres p
justified
v past
justified
v past p

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

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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.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'justify' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
account - accountable - answer to - be worth waiting for - bring to account - excuse - explain - have nothing to prove - lame excuse - legitimize - make excuses - make your case - poor excuse - probable cause - rationalize - reason out - reasonable and probable cause - unwarrantable - vindicate - warrant
Spanish:
justificar - parangonar - a grandes males, grandes remedios - dar cuenta de - disculpar - el fin justifica los medios - escudar - justificar un párrafo - justificar una ausencia - pretextar


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