ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JUSTIFY
From Old French justifier, from Latin justificāre, from jūstusjust + facere to make.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO JUSTIFY
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 justify
you would justify
he/she/it would justify
we would justify
you would justify
they would justify
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 justify
you would have justify
he/she/it would have justify
we would have justify
you would have justify
they would have justify
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
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.
10 QUOTES WITH «JUSTIFY»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
justify.
The last four or five hundred years of European contact with Africa produced a body of literature that presented Africa in a very bad light and Africans in very lurid terms. The reason for this had to do with the need to justify the slave trade and slavery.
To leave in search of yourself, of your real needs, is easier when you don't have to justify yourself to anyone, when there are not too many people bestowing you their attention.
It will never do to plead sin as an excuse for sin, or to attempt to justify sinful acts by pleading that we have an evil heart. This instead of being a valid apology, is the very ground of our condemnation.
Because cheating is easier when we can justify our behavior, people often cheat in small amounts: We can come up with an excuse for stealing Post-It notes, but it is much more difficult to come up with an excuse for taking $10,000 from petty cash.
Social media is a really cool way to tell your story to people who are interested in hearing it. It's not getting put through the filter of a television executive who's decided you're too old to justify the expenditure.
Disapproval of homosexuality cannot justify invading the houses, hearts and minds of citizens who choose to live their lives differently.
The purpose of terrorism lies not just in the violent act itself. It is in producing terror. It sets out to inflame, to divide, to produce consequences which they then use to justify further terror.
Movements such as the Pan-Germanic, Pan-Islamic, or Pan-Negro justify themselves on the basis of their common language, or their common religion, or their color. But since the undefined masses involved in these movements lack the essential and real unity of background or community of purpose, they become a grave danger to general peace.
As an actor, the ambition is to play interesting characters. And in the indie genre world, the budgets are low. That allows me, as an actor, not to have a financial value behind my name, to justify me being in these bigger parts for these types of movies.
Fear of serious injury alone cannot justify oppression of free speech and assembly. Men feared witches and burnt women. It is the function of speech to free men from the bondage of irrational fears.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JUSTIFY»
Discover the use of
justify in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
justify and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Will Angel's innocent cries of not knowing about Tasha and Kyron hold true or will Kaylin discover that she had a hand in it all? In the most explosive story yet, the Official Queen of Street Literature brings to you Justify My Thug.
2
Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We
Justify Foolish ...
Why the endless marital quarrels over who is right? Why can we see hypocrisy in others but not in ourselves? Are we all liars? Or do we really believe the stories we tell?
Carol Tavris, Elliot Aronson, 2008
3
Real Freedom for All: What (if Anything) Can
Justify Capitalism?
Real Freedom for All will be essential reading for anyone concerned about the just society and the welfare state as we move into the twenty first century.
Philippe van Parijs, 1997
4
111 Ways to
Justify Your Commission: Value-Adding Strategies ...
Using tips, anecdotes, charts, and figures to outline a proven strategy, this guide provides practical, tangible, and easy-to-follow steps that add tremendous value to a real estate business.
Michael Lee, Michael Soon Lee, 2007
5
Genetic Ethics: Do the Ends
Justify the Genes?
This timely volume, written by scholars and practitioners at the forefront of genetic research, will help readers assess from a Christian perspective the ethical questions rased by today's genetic advancements.
John Frederic Kilner, Rebecca Davis Pentz, Frank E. Young, 1997
6
Does the Bible
Justify Violence?
In this clarifying essay, renowned biblical scholar John Collins delves into the lethal side of the biblical text, asking whether the Bible endorses or even foments violence and how its many violent texts may best be understood in today's ...
7
Evaluating Students: How Teachers
Justify and Defend Their ...
This teacher-friendly book also explores the many issues around the role of standardized tests.
8
What Would Machiavelli Do?: The Ends
Justify the Meanness
Applying Machiavelli's coldly pragmatic world view to the modern business world, the author offers readers with few moral scruples a battle plan for climbing the company ladder, or preventing others from doing so. Reprint.
9
Do Wage Distortions
Justify Protection in the U.S. Auto and ...
No. Wage premiums in those industries may even exacerbate the welfare costs of protection.
Jaime De Melo, David G. Tarr, 1990
10
Export controls more thorough analysis needed to
justify ...
Report. Does. Not. Adequately. Justify. Changes. in. Control. Threshold. The
Department of Commerce stated that the December 2001 decision to raise the
control threshold for high performance computer exports was based on thorough
...
General Accounting Office Washington Dc
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JUSTIFY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
justify is used in the context of the following news items.
Press can't justify red carpet for Oren tract and blackout for …
This weekend Michael Oren's book Ally has made the New York Times bestseller list. It hasn't hurt Oren that the Times and Washington Post ... «Mondoweiss, Jul 15»
High lead content in 1 batch can't justify blanket ban: Nestle
MUMBAI: Nestle India, manufacturer of Maggi noodles, told the Bombay High Court today that a certain batch of its instant food product may ... «Economic Times, Jul 15»
What Happens When We Stop Trying to 'Justify' Eating One Animal …
We simply cannot justify consuming animals like Julia. Others switch from industrial meat to meat from animals who, we are assured, were ... «One Green Planet, Jul 15»
Three ways Planned Parenthood and friends justify the sale of baby …
After the release of the video of Planned Parenthood's senior medical director, Dr. Deborah Nucatola, discussing harvesting baby parts, ... «Live Action News, Jul 15»
Can't justify what happened in Gondia, says Chavan | Business …
"What has happened in Gondia is unpardonable. Nobody can justify that," a visibly upset Chavan told reporters outside Vidhan Bhawan. «Business Standard, Jul 15»
Graham Shaw expecting Ireland to justify their top-ranked status
Just a couple of weeks since Olympic hopes were crushed, new Irish coach Graham Shaw is already plotting a path toward the next major ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
Only one untested market can justify Netflix stock price - CNBC.com
The Netflix series "Marco Polo" was considered, by most critical accounts, to be an ambitious flop. But it appears there was good reason for ... «CNBC, Jul 15»
PI to probe anonymous letter Portsmouth police used to justify probe …
PORTSMOUTH - The Police Commission on Wednesday voted to hire a private investigator to find the source of an anonymous letter that made ... «The Union Leader, Jul 15»
Does BYU need to win 'big games' to justify independence?
With games in the 'Big House', Rose Bowl, Memorial and Arrowhead Stadium this upcoming season, BYU football fans are starting to taste the ... «St. George Daily Spectrum, Jul 15»
Ayatollah invokes 'heroic flexibility' to justify Iran deal
It is unlikely Ayatollah Ali Khamenei imagined that nearly half a century later he would invoke the same term to justify the painful compromises ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
