justify
🇺🇸
/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/
🇬🇧
/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/
verb
B2
to show that something is right or fair
Her good grades justify the extra time she spent studying.
B2
to give a good reason for something
He tried to justify being late by saying the traffic was bad.
R
to make text lines straight on both sides
The document uses justify to make both edges of the text straight.
translation
to show that something is right or fair; to give a good reason for something; to make text lines straight on both sides
Word Forms
3rd Present
justifies
Past
justified
Perfect
justified
Progressive
justifying