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

Inflections of 'justify' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
justifies
v 3rd person singular
justifying
v pres p
justified
v past
justified
v past p
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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.
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Forum discussions with the word(s) "justify" in the title:

cost justify
Do the ends justify the means?
I don't feel that I need to justify myself to you.
I don't have to justify myself to you - grammar
it would be difficult to justify through market rules alone
justify / state
justify in (...) to (...)
Justify somebody's fees - financial
Justify the means
suffering or having suffered does not justify our actions - grammar
The conditions weren't nearly grave enough to justify the accident"
The End Does Not Justify the Means
warrant, justify and call for
who has failed to justify
“evidence would justify a much older Earth” - English Only forum
a serious enough problem to <justify> any measure - English Only forum
Are "to vindicate" and "to justify" interchangeable? - English Only forum
But it's a habit worth forming If it means to justify the end - English Only forum
Difference between 'rationalise' and 'justify'. - English Only forum
difficult to justify in terms of cost - English Only forum
discontented enough to justify - English Only forum
Does popular usage justify mistakes? - English Only forum
ends can never justify the means (while) the means are at times justified only by their ends - English Only forum
future proceeds will <justify> both .... - English Only forum
going to extreme lengths to justify something, being in denial. - English Only forum
has done nothing to justify - English Only forum
Just because doesn't justify - English Only forum
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