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just

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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.

    Synonyms: impartial, fair, equitable, upright

    Antonyms: biased

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

    a just reply.

  3. based on right; rightful; lawful:

    a just claim.

    Synonyms: legal, legitimate

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

    a just analysis.

    Synonyms: honest, exact, accurate

    Antonyms: untrue

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

    a just penalty.

    Synonyms: due, apt, suited, condign, appropriate

    Antonyms: unjustified

  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

  • ˈjustly, adverb
  • ˈjustness, noun
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Other Words From

  • juster noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of just1

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English, from Latin jūstus “righteous,” equivalent to jūs “law, right” + -tus, adjective suffix
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Word History and Origins

Origin of just1

C14: from Latin jūstus righteous, from jūs justice
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  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

In the just-released USA Today/Suffolk poll, Roberts trails his opponent by five points.

A just-published study in the journal Nature explored how mice reacted to a diet of artificial sweeteners.

Pamphlets were venues for advocacy and commentary on domestic affairs, but newspapers adopted a pose of just-the-facts neutrality.

(Complete CPAC Coverage) A couple of speakers later, Mike Huckabee revved up the crowd with his just-plain-folks sermonizing.

So every bottle of rowanberry schnaps you see began with thousands of hand-harvest, just-frosted rowanberries.

"Sure," grinned Stanton, with all the deceptive, undauntable optimism of the Just-Awakened.

It is served by a ministerial-looking butler and a just-ready-to-be-ordained footman.

Till now one with sudden hiss: "But-good Christ-just look-why, the roof's leaning—!"

In it were included the names of his brother, of Couthon, and of Saint-Just.

We hurried back for them, forgetting that we had promised ourselves a long just-us talk to bridge the months of separation.

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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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