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just
1[ juhst ]
adjective
- guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness:
We hope to be just in our understanding of such difficult situations.
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Antonyms:
- done or made according to principle; equitable; proper:
a just reply.
- based on right; rightful; lawful:
a just claim.
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- in keeping with truth or fact; true; correct:
a just analysis.
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Antonyms:
- given or awarded rightly; deserved, as a sentence, punishment, or reward:
a just penalty.
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Antonyms:
- in accordance with standards or requirements; proper or right:
just proportions.
- (especially in Biblical use) righteous.
- actual, real, or genuine.
adverb
- within a brief preceding time; but a moment before:
The sun just came out.
- exactly or precisely:
This is just what I mean.
- by a narrow margin; barely:
The arrow just missed the mark.
- only or merely:
He was just a clerk until he became ambitious.
- actually; really; positively:
The weather is just glorious.
just
2[ juhst ]
noun
just
adjective
- fair or impartial in action or judgment
- ( as collective noun; preceded by the )
the just
- conforming to high moral standards; honest
- consistent with justice
a just action
- rightly applied or given; deserved
a just reward
- legally valid; lawful
a just inheritance
- well-founded; reasonable
just criticism
- correct, accurate, or true
a just account
adverb
- used with forms of have to indicate an action performed in the very recent past
I have just closed the door
- at this very instant
he's just coming in to land
- no more than; merely; only
just an ordinary car
- exactly; precisely
that's just what I mean
- by a small margin; barely
he just got there in time
- (intensifier)
it's just wonderful to see you
- informal.indeed; with a vengeance
isn't it just
- just about
- at the point of starting (to do something)
- very nearly; almost
I've just about had enough
- just a moment or just a second or just a minutean expression requesting the hearer to wait or pause for a brief period of time
- just now
- a very short time ago
- at this moment
- in a little while
- just onhaving reached exactly
it's just on five o'clock
- just so
- an expression of complete agreement or of unwillingness to dissent
- arranged with precision
Usage
Derived Forms
- ˈܲٱ, adverb
- ˈܲٲԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲİ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of just1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of just1
Idioms and Phrases
- 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
Example Sentences
Phillips, who was most valuable pitcher of the tournament, finally tired with one out in the fifth inning after pitching 11 innings in two games Saturday — the second of which ended just before midnight.
His friend Cameron Johnston, 18, said: "It's very cool, because it's like a family that you just get to see and chat with about what I'm excited about."
"It's a huge loss to us all. Even now I find it hard to believe she's still not here I have to just think she's somewhere else," Kimberley's mother Karrie McAssey said.
From then on, Norris and Piastri tracked Verstappen for the final 32 laps, with just over two seconds separating them most of the time.
"This type of content existed before social media, it's just that social media makes it a lot more accessible," she said.
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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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