Слово англійською: justify

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Переклад justify українською: ви́правдати (довести́ можли́вість і т. д.)

Детальний опис

justify

verb
/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they justify
/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/
he / she / it justifies
/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪz/
past simple justified
/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd/
past participle justified
/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪd/
-ing form justifying
/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪɪŋ/
  1. to show that somebody/something is right or reasonable
    • justify doing something How can they justify paying such huge salaries?
    • justify somebody/something doing something The results of the inquiry did not justify them departing from their existing policy.
    • justify something Her success had justified the faith her teachers had put in her.
  2. to give an explanation or excuse for something or for doing something synonym defend
    • justify something/yourself The senator made an attempt to justify his actions.
    • justify something/yourself to somebody The Prime Minister has been asked to justify the decision to Parliament.
    • You don't need to justify yourself to me.
    • justify doing something He sought to justify taking these measures by citing the threat of a terrorist attack.
    • justify somebody/something doing something The press release was intended to justify them sacking her.
  3. justify something (specialist) to arrange lines of printed text so that one or both edges are straight
  4. Word OriginMiddle English (in the senses ‘administer justice to’ and ‘inflict a judicial penalty on’): from Old French justifier, from Christian Latin justificare ‘do justice to’, from Latin justus, from jus ‘law, right’.
Idioms
the end justifies the means
  1. (saying) bad or unfair methods of doing something are acceptable if the result of that action is good or positive
    • He defended a morality in which the end justifies the means.
    • That's only OK if you believe that the end justifies the means.
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