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The Israelis have suffered a great deal, we must condemn suicide bombers, and we must never say that the plight of the Palestinians justifies this terrible thing.
George Carey

Meaning of "justifies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF JUSTIFIES

justifies  [ˈdʒʌstɪˌfaɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JUSTIFIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Justifies is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb justifies in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO JUSTIFIES

PRESENT

Present
I justify
you justify
he/she/it justifies
we justify
you justify
they justify
Present continuous
I am justifying
you are justifying
he/she/it is justifying
we are justifying
you are justifying
they are justifying
Present perfect
I have justified
you have justified
he/she/it has justified
we have justified
you have justified
they have justified
Present perfect continuous
I have been justifying
you have been justifying
he/she/it has been justifying
we have been justifying
you have been justifying
they have been justifying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I justified
you justified
he/she/it justified
we justified
you justified
they justified
Past continuous
I was justifying
you were justifying
he/she/it was justifying
we were justifying
you were justifying
they were justifying
Past perfect
I had justified
you had justified
he/she/it had justified
we had justified
you had justified
they had justified
Past perfect continuous
I had been justifying
you had been justifying
he/she/it had been justifying
we had been justifying
you had been justifying
they had been justifying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will justify
you will justify
he/she/it will justify
we will justify
you will justify
they will justify
Future continuous
I will be justifying
you will be justifying
he/she/it will be justifying
we will be justifying
you will be justifying
they will be justifying
Future perfect
I will have justified
you will have justified
he/she/it will have justified
we will have justified
you will have justified
they will have justified
Future perfect continuous
I will have been justifying
you will have been justifying
he/she/it will have been justifying
we will have been justifying
you will have been justifying
they will have been justifying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would justifies
you would justifies
he/she/it would justifies
we would justifies
you would justifies
they would justifies
Conditional continuous
I would be justifying
you would be justifying
he/she/it would be justifying
we would be justifying
you would be justifying
they would be justifying
Conditional perfect
I would have justifies
you would have justifies
he/she/it would have justifies
we would have justifies
you would have justifies
they would have justifies
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been justifying
you would have been justifying
he/she/it would have been justifying
we would have been justifying
you would have been justifying
they would have been justifying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you justify
we let´s justify
you justify
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to justify
Past participle
justified
Present Participle
justifying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JUSTIFIES


beatifies
bɪˈætɪˌfaɪz
crucifies
ˈkruːsɪˌfaɪz
decalcifies
ˌdiːˈkælsɪˌfaɪz
disqualifies
dɪsˈkwɒlɪˌfaɪz
diversifies
daɪˈvɜːsɪˌfaɪz
edifies
ˈedɪˌfaɪz
fortifies
ˈfɔːtɪˌfaɪz
fructifies
ˈfrʌktɪˌfaɪz
gasifies
ˈɡæsɪˌfaɪz
identifies
aɪˈdentɪˌfaɪz
indemnifies
ɪnˈdemnɪˌfaɪz
mattifies
ˈmætɪˌfaɪz
pacifies
ˈpæsɪˌfaɪz
rarefies
ˈreərɪˌfaɪz
ratifies
ˈrætɪˌfaɪz
sanctifies
ˈsæŋktɪˌfaɪz
speechifies
ˈspiːtʃɪˌfaɪz
subjectifies
səbˈdʒektɪˌfaɪz
testifies
ˈtestɪˌfaɪz
vilifies
ˈvɪlɪˌfaɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JUSTIFIES

justiceship
justiciability
justiciable
justicialism
justiciar
justiciaries
justiciarship
justiciary
justifiability
justifiable
justifiable homicide
justifiableness
justifiably
justification
justification by faith
justificative
justificatory
justified
justifier
justify

WORDS THAT END LIKE JUSTIFIES

amplifies
beautifies
certifies
clarifies
classifies
codifies
demystifies
detoxifies
exemplifies
intensifies
modifies
notifies
nullifies
qualifies
quantifies
satisfies
signifies
simplifies
specifies
unifies
verifies

Synonyms and antonyms of justifies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «JUSTIFIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «justifies» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of justifies

Translation of «justifies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JUSTIFIES

Find out the translation of justifies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of justifies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «justifies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

称义
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

justifica
570 millions of speakers

English

justifies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सही ठहराते
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يبرر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

оправдывает
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

justifica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উভয়প্রান্তে সারিবদ্ধ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

justifie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Justifies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rechtfertigt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

詰め
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정당화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbenerake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

biện minh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓரசீரமைக்கப்படுகிறது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

न्याय्य
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

meşrulaştırdığı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

giustifica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uzasadnia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

виправдовує
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

justifică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δικαιολογεί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

staaf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

motiverar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rettferdiggjør
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of justifies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JUSTIFIES»

The term «justifies» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.311 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JUSTIFIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about justifies

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10 QUOTES WITH «JUSTIFIES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word justifies.
1
Georges Bernanos
The first sign of corruption in a society that is still alive is that the end justifies the means.
2
Louis D. Brandeis
To declare that in the administration of criminal law the end justifies the means to declare that the Government may commit crimes in order to secure conviction of a private criminal would bring terrible retribution.
3
Albert Camus
No cause justifies the deaths of innocent people.
4
George Carey
The Israelis have suffered a great deal, we must condemn suicide bombers, and we must never say that the plight of the Palestinians justifies this terrible thing.
5
Ralph Chaplin
The minds of men are at last aroused; reason looks out and justifies her own, and malice finds all her work is ruin.
6
Noam Chomsky
There are very few people who are going to look into the mirror and say, 'That person I see is a savage monster;' instead, they make up some construction that justifies what they do.
7
Mahmoud Darwish
Nothing, nothing justifies terrorism.
8
Alex Gibney
People who lie, particularly those who lie really big, can't do it effectively unless they feel that there's a righteous power behind what they're doing. You're entitled to lie because the end justifies the means.
9
Jonah Goldberg
Obama did inherit a deficit when he came into office. Why this fact justifies racking up vastly more debt and bigger deficits is a logical mystery.
10
Eric Hobsbawm
Nations without a past are contradictions in terms. What makes a nation is the past, what justifies one nation against others is the past, and historians are the people who produce it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JUSTIFIES»

Discover the use of justifies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to justifies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The God Who Justifies
This is the best book on justification since James Buchanan's mid-nineteenth-century classic. We need to teach this material to uor congregations.
James R. White, 2007
2
Sherlock Holmes End Justifies?
Sherlock Holmes is confronted by the greatest fear of law enforcement, the perfect crime.
Tom Cavenagh, 2010
3
Human Rights: Concept and Context
What. Justifies. Human. Rights? We now have a substantial understanding of what human rights are, and who holds them. All of us have human rights — i.e., high-priority moral claims on others and social institutions for them to do their fair part ...
Brian Orend, 2002
4
The End Justifies the Means
Within the inner-sanctum of Camden, New Jersey, the undercurrents of treachery, bribery, and money laundering fuel a family's revenge against the city's political elite.
T. H. Moore, 2006
5
Gödel, Putnam, and Functionalism
that 'justifies' is Go ̈del susceptible, because, now, the Thomason argument can be run. But since it is, after all, Go ̈del susceptible, it follows that it cannot be used to prove its own Go ̈del susceptibility, because the JJ axiom is then both ...
Buechner
6
Sermons, chiefly on doctrinal subjects. ...
Faith, then, does not justify as an act or work ; for in the article of justification it is distinguished from works ; but it justifies in these three respects : relatively, instrumentally, and objectively. Faith justifies relatively. A sinner is not said to be  ...
John Colquhoun, 1836
7
Means Justifies the End
Avery made his life better with the right attitude, and teaches a bad attitude always sent him backward. Case after case, the means justifies the end.
Rick P. Avery, 2009
8
A Testimony Concerning Justification, and Whom Christ ...
This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher.
George Fox, 2010
9
Relativism and the Foundations of Philosophy
Let us put the key question this way: is the proposition ''the method of intuition justifies some propositions'' true? ... in short, we need to determine whether we are justified in accepting the contention that intuition justifies some propositions.
Hales
10
Tract XC on certain passages in the XXXIX Articles
It will, of course, he replied, that our Loan is the meritorious cause, and Faith the means; that Faith justifies in a difl'erent and subordinate sense. As, then, CHRIsT justifies in the sense in which He justifies alone, yet Faith also justifies in its own ...
J. Henry

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JUSTIFIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term justifies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Ikonne justifies non-appointment of Igbo as security chief
A CHIEFTAIN of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Paul Ikonne, has faulted the notion that President Muhammadu Buhari's disdain ... «The Guardian Nigeria, Jul 15»
2
RABBLE ROUSER: Nothing justifies abortion
Accepting God's will is the first step in dealing with life's crises, especially when considering the termination of a child. All too often, resolutions ... «Cherry Hill Courier Post, Jul 15»
3
Jesse Eisenberg claims he was using 'hyperbole' as he justifies
Jesse Eisenberg claims he was using 'hyperbole' as he justifies comparing Comic Con to a 'genocide'. Clarified: Jesse Eisenberg justifies his ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
4
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee justifies her move to duck Niti …
BURDWAN,WEST BENGAL: When it comes to money to run Bengal, a district administrative meeting dwarfs a Niti Aayog summit by all means, ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
5
Setting standards: Nitiwul justifies Blakk Rasta, et al's summon to …
Reactions from a section of the public suggested that it was trivial for the legislative body to summon individuals who chastise their works. «Pulse.com.gh, Jul 15»
6
Hamilton Mayor Yaede justifies bodyguard protection, denies …
Hamilton Mayor Kelly Yaede delivers the state of the township speech at the monthly meeting of the Mid Jersey Chamber of Commerce. «The Trentonian, Jul 15»
7
Canton couple justifies decision to fly Confederate flag
Eric and Lindsay Walrath fly the Confederate flag above the American flag at their home on Route 68 in Canton. The text on the flag reads, ... «WatertownDailyTimes.com, Jul 15»
8
Letter, 7/11: Nothing justifies hate
No cause, no matter how great, justifies hate. Not in the name of God, the name of country, nor the name of the oppressed. And yet, hatred is ... «Lincoln Journal Star, Jul 15»
9
Zambia justifies lifting of big cats hunting ban
LUSAKA, July 10 (Xinhua) -- The Zambian government said on Friday that there was no need for apprehension on its decision to lift the ban on ... «Shanghai Daily, Jul 15»
10
Cyber Security Spending Justifies $110 Stock Price For Check Point
What do Target, Home Depot, J.P. Morgan and Sony have in common? They are all recent victims of a cyber attack. The New York Stock ... «Forbes, Jul 15»

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