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does justice

does justice is the third-person singular simple present indicative of do justice.

Meaning of do justice

Verb

do justice (third-person singular simple present does justice, present participle doing justice, simple past did justice, past participle done justice)

  1. (idiomatic) To allow to be apprehended in its full scope.
    • It was classified as "all others" under vehicle type […], but that category doesn't do a motorized barstool justice.2009 March 30, “Newark police cite man for driving drunk after crashing motorized barstool”, in The Advocate, archived from the original on 30 Jun 2013
  2. (idiomatic) To enjoy to the full.
    • […] a magnificent cold supper was awaiting him in the dining-room, where he did full justice to a game pie and a bottle of claret.1935, Russell Thorndike, The Scarecrow Rides

Questions about does justice

What is does justice the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Does justice is the third-person singular simple present indicative of do justice.

Words near does justice in the dictionary

  1. does in
  2. does it
  3. does it brown
  4. does it tough
  5. does it up brown
  6. does justice
  7. does lunch
  8. does Macy's tell Gimbel's
  9. does more harm than good
  10. does not compute
  11. does nothing

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