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justify

/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/

/ˈdʒʌstəˌfaɪ/

Translations

justifyverb

justified

Past Simple

justified

Past Participle

justifying

Gerund

/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/

/ˈdʒʌstəˌfaɪ/

She had to justify her decision to the board.

Ей пришлось обосновывать своё решение перед советом.

He tried to justify his actions to the committee.

Он пытался оправдывать свои действия перед комитетом.

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justifyverb

To show or prove to be right or reasonable.

She tried to justify her decision to leave the company.

To declare or make righteous in the sight of God.

The preacher explained how faith can justify a person in the eyes of God.

To adjust the spacing of text so that the lines are aligned evenly along both the left and right margins.

The editor asked him to justify the text in the document for a cleaner look.