justified

«justified» in Mova's school dictionary: Fair and having a good reason — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (justified); verb (past of justify)

meaning for a pupil

1) Fair and having a good reason. tree →

2) (text) Lined up so that both the left and right edges of the lines are straight. tree →

3) (verb, past) Gave a good reason for something. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life and stories: «Her anger was justified.» In exams and debates: a justified answer gives reasons. In computing and design: justified text lines up on both sides. Phrases: feel justified, fully justified.

examples

• Your complaint is justified — the toy was broken. tree →
• She felt justified in telling the teacher. tree →
• Was the red card justified? tree →
• In newspapers, text is often justified. tree →
• He justified his answer with a diagram. tree →
• Their worry was justified when the storm came. tree →

note

Opposite: unjustified. In maths: «justify your answer» means explain why, show your working.

In the corpora

• Put Me in remembrance, let us plead together; declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.
• In the LORD shall all the seed of Israel be justified, and shall glory.
• And enter not into judgment with Thy servant; for in Thy sight shall no man living be justified.
• Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.
• Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «justified» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.