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[ juhst ]

adjective

  1. guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness:

    We hope to be just in our understanding of such difficult situations.

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  2. done or made according to principle; equitable; proper:

    a just reply.

  3. based on right; rightful; lawful:

    a just claim.

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  4. in keeping with truth or fact; true; correct:

    a just analysis.

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  5. given or awarded rightly; deserved, as a sentence, punishment, or reward:

    a just penalty.

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  6. in accordance with standards or requirements; proper or right:

    just proportions.

  7. (especially in Biblical use) righteous.
  8. actual, real, or genuine.


adverb

  1. within a brief preceding time; but a moment before:

    The sun just came out.

  2. exactly or precisely:

    This is just what I mean.

  3. by a narrow margin; barely:

    The arrow just missed the mark.

  4. only or merely:

    He was just a clerk until he became ambitious.

  5. actually; really; positively:

    The weather is just glorious.

just

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[ juhst ]

noun

just

adjective

    1. fair or impartial in action or judgment
    2. ( as collective noun; preceded by the )

      the just

  1. conforming to high moral standards; honest
  2. consistent with justice

    a just action

  3. rightly applied or given; deserved

    a just reward

  4. legally valid; lawful

    a just inheritance

  5. well-founded; reasonable

    just criticism

  6. correct, accurate, or true

    a just account

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adverb

  1. used with forms of have to indicate an action performed in the very recent past

    I have just closed the door

  2. at this very instant

    he's just coming in to land

  3. no more than; merely; only

    just an ordinary car

  4. exactly; precisely

    that's just what I mean

  5. by a small margin; barely

    he just got there in time

  6. (intensifier)

    it's just wonderful to see you

  7. informal.
    indeed; with a vengeance

    isn't it just

  8. just about
    1. at the point of starting (to do something)
    2. very nearly; almost

      I've just about had enough

  9. just a moment or just a second or just a minute
    an expression requesting the hearer to wait or pause for a brief period of time
  10. just now
    1. a very short time ago
    2. at this moment
    3. in a little while
  11. just on
    having reached exactly

    it's just on five o'clock

  12. just so
    1. an expression of complete agreement or of unwillingness to dissent
    2. arranged with precision
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Usage

The use of just with exactly ( it's just exactly what they want ) is redundant and should be avoided: it's exactly what they want
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Derived Forms

  • ˈÂá³Ü²õ³Ù±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈÂá³Ü²õ³Ù²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • Âá³Ü²õ³Ùİù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of just1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Latin ÂáÅ«²õ³Ù³Ü²õ “righteous,” equivalent to ÂáÅ«²õ “law, right” + -tus, adjective suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of just1

C14: from Latin ÂáÅ«²õ³Ù³Ü²õ righteous, from ÂáÅ«²õ justice
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. just so, neat and tidy; carefully arranged:

    My mother-in-law is very fussy; everything has to be placed just so.

More idioms and phrases containing just

  • all (just) the same
  • get it (you just don't)
  • take it (just so much)
  • justice
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Example Sentences

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“I wasn’t really interested in the business side of it. I was just more interested as a player in: What fits right? What’s cool? What’s not cool?”

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“So many women getting started aren’t really on any trading platforms that are built by and for women, so as a result women just don’t engage with them,” she says.

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American companies looking to sell into the huge Chinese market have just taken a big hit.

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"So, all of us are in danger right now. But we have to stand up. That's our only choice. If we don't do anything, if we just watch, the battle is lost already."

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“These stories are not just for Middle America,” said chief distribution officer Jared Geesey to a packed ballroom.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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