justifies
SayJUS-ti-fyz/ˈd͡ʒʌstɪfaɪz/
- 1Third-person singular present of justify.
The report justifies the funding increase with detailed cost figures.
He justifies his decision by pointing to last year's survey results.
Note
The present-tense -s form carries every meaning of justify. A writer justifies a claim, a good reason justifies a cost, a typesetter justifies a column so both margins align, and in religious usage it declares someone free of sin. The reflexive use needs a matching pronoun: she justifies herself. In the spelling, the final y of justify becomes -ies, as in applies and denies.
justifies is a form of justify
justify, verb: To provide an acceptable explanation for an action, decision, or belief. Full entry
- Forms
- justifyjustifies he/she/itjustifying -ing formjustified past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- justify → justifies: change y to i, add -es
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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