Phrase guide

do justice

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To allow to be apprehended in its full scope.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To enjoy to the full.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

show due and full appreciation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The diners did the food and wine justice

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: prize, value, treasure, appreciate

4

verb

Meaning 4

bring out fully or to advantage

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • This photograph does not do her justice

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: show

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 充分理解 (chōngfèn lǐjiě) — allow to be apprehended in its full scope
  • Chinese Mandarin: 完全領會 /完全领会 (wánquán lǐnghuì) — allow to be apprehended in its full scope
  • Chinese Mandarin: 深入領悟 /深入领悟 (shēnrù lǐngwù) — allow to be apprehended in its full scope
  • Finnish: tehdä oikeutta — allow to be apprehended in its full scope
  • French: rendre justice — allow to be apprehended in its full scope
  • German: gerecht werden — allow to be apprehended in its full scope
  • Hungarian: méltányosan jár el — allow to be apprehended in its full scope
  • Hungarian: igazságot szolgáltat — allow to be apprehended in its full scope
  • Hungarian: eleget tesz — allow to be apprehended in its full scope
  • Italian: rendere giustizia — allow to be apprehended in its full scope
  • Russian: отдать должное (otdatʹ dolžnoje) — allow to be apprehended in its full scope
  • Serbo-Croatian: cjelovito sagledati — allow to be apprehended in its full scope
  • Spanish: hacer justicia — allow to be apprehended in its full scope
  • Chinese Mandarin: 充分享受 (chōngfèn xiǎngshòu) — enjoy to the full
  • Chinese Mandarin: 盡情享受 /尽情享受 (jìnqíng xiǎngshòu) — enjoy to the full
  • Chinese Mandarin: 充分領略 /充分领略 (chōngfèn lǐnglüè) — enjoy to the full
  • Finnish: nauttia täysin siemauksin — enjoy to the full
  • French: faire honneur — enjoy to the full
  • Hungarian: jó étvággyal elfogyaszt — enjoy to the full
  • Russian: отдать должное (otdatʹ dolžnoje) — enjoy to the full