justify
/ˈdʒʌstɪfaɪ/verb
उच्चारण जस्टिफ़ाइ
औचित्य सिद्ध करना, सही ठहराना, कारण देना
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[T] ~ sth | ~ doing sth
to show that something is right or reasonable; to give a good reason for something
औचित्य सिद्ध करना, सही ठहराना, कारण देना
- How can you justify spending so much on a phone?
- The result justified all her hard work.
- Nothing justifies cruelty to animals.
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- Can you justify the high cost of the ticket?
- The results justified the team's long hours of practice.
- He tried to justify his mistake by blaming the traffic.
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[T] ~ sth computing
to arrange lines of text so that both edges are straight
(टेक्स्ट को) दोनों किनारों से सीधा करना
- Justify the paragraph before you print it.
- Select the text and click 'Justify' to align both margins.
- Use the toolbar to justify the text.
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- Justify both margins to make the page look neat.
- The report looks tidy once the paragraphs are justified.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
justify + noun / -ing
To justify something is to show or say that it is right or reasonable. It takes a noun or a gerund, not a to-infinitive.
किसी बात को 'justify' करने का अर्थ उसे सही या उचित सिद्ध करना है। इसके बाद noun या gerund आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।
- Nothing can justify cheating in an exam.
- How can you justify spending so much on a phone?
justify + yourself / your actions to somebody
You justify yourself or your choices to the person who questions them. The person comes after 'to'.
आप अपने-आपको या अपने निर्णयों को उस व्यक्ति के सामने उचित ठहराते हैं जो प्रश्न उठाता है। व्यक्ति 'to' के बाद आता है।
- She had to justify her decision to the committee.
be justified in + -ing
'Be justified in doing' means to have a good reason to do it. The preposition is 'in'.
'Be justified in doing' का अर्थ किसी काम को करने का उचित कारण होना है। Preposition 'in' आता है।
- The villagers were justified in protesting against the dump.
justify (printing: align text)
In word processing, to justify text is to align both left and right edges evenly. It is a technical sense.
Word processing में text को justify करने का अर्थ बाएँ और दाएँ दोनों किनारे बराबर करना है। यह तकनीकी अर्थ है।
- Justify the paragraph so that both margins are straight.
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justify + noun
decisioncostactionexpenseviolenceexistence
- The manager could not justify the extra expense.
adverb + justify
fullyhardlyrarelyeasilyamplycompletely
- The results hardly justify such a high fee.
end / means
the end justifies the meanscannot justifyfail to justifyhelp justifytry to justify
- Some people believe the end justifies the means, but honest students disagree.
be justified
fullymorallylegallyin doingin saying
- She was fully justified in complaining.
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- Poverty can never justify crime.
गरीबी कभी अपराध को उचित नहीं ठहरा सकती।
- The company tried to justify the price rise by blaming costs.
कंपनी ने लागत को दोष देकर मूल्य वृद्धि को उचित ठहराने की कोशिश की।
- I don't see how his rude behaviour can be justified.
मुझे समझ नहीं आता कि उसका असभ्य व्यवहार कैसे उचित ठहराया जा सकता है।
- Radhika's top rank justified all her late-night studying.
राधिका की शीर्ष रैंक ने उसकी सारी देर रात की पढ़ाई को सार्थक सिद्ध कर दिया।
- The new road is not justified by the small number of users.
उपयोगकर्ताओं की कम संख्या को देखते हुए नई सड़क उचित नहीं ठहरती।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Nothing can justify to cheat in exams.
✓ Nothing can justify cheating in exams.
'Justify' is followed by a noun or a gerund, not a to-infinitive.
'Justify' के बाद noun या gerund आता है, to-infinitive नहीं।
✗ He is justified to complain.
✓ He is justified in complaining.
'Justified' takes 'in' + gerund.
'Justified' के साथ 'in' + gerund आता है।
✗ She justified before the principal for being late.
✓ She justified her lateness to the principal.
'Justify' is transitive: what is justified is the object, and the person comes after 'to'.
'Justify' transitive है: उचित ठहराई जाने वाली बात object होती है और व्यक्ति 'to' के बाद आता है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These verbs all involve giving reasons for something, but they differ in direction and purpose.
ये सभी क्रियाएँ किसी बात के कारण देने से जुड़ी हैं, पर दिशा और उद्देश्य में भिन्न हैं।
To show that something is right or reasonable.
किसी बात को सही या उचित सिद्ध करना।
- He justified the delay by pointing to the strike.
To offer a reason for a fault, or to forgive it; it often sounds weaker.
किसी दोष का कारण बताना या उसे क्षमा करना; प्रायः यह कमज़ोर लगता है।
- Please excuse my late arrival.
To protect an idea or person against attack.
किसी विचार या व्यक्ति को आक्रमण से बचाना।
- She defended her friend against the charge.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
jus·ti·fy
§Grammar and usage
Justify doing sth (never 'justify to do'); be justified in doing sth.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: 'justify doing sth' ('justify to do' कभी नहीं); 'be justified in doing sth'।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
'The end justifies the means' (a view often criticized).
सूक्ति 'The end justifies the means' (जिसकी प्रायः आलोचना होती है)।