Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with justify in American Collocation
justify
verb
transitive
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Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
action
The evidence justifying intervention is simply not provided.
decision
Can you justify your choice?
belief
They do not believe they need to justify their beliefs.
money spent on something
The rail company was unable to justify the expenditure on a line which carried so few people.
existence
In order to justify their existence, all branches of government have to be seen to be doing things.
claim
The research carried out on behalf of the advertisers was not rigorous enough to justify the claims made in their ads.
refusal
It will be harder for an employer to justify a refusal of flexible working if the worker has suggested practical solutions to the employer’s concerns.
be used to
The figures served to justify planned cutbacks in state pensions.
seem to
Some of his statements seem to justify such criticism.
try to
I tried to justify my actions to myself.
need to
Don’t feel you have to justify your decision to anyone.