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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025just1 /dʒʌst/USA pronunciation
adv.
- within a brief preceding time;
only a moment before:The sun just came out.
- at this moment:The movie is just ending.
- exactly or precisely:That's just what I mean.
- by a narrow margin;
barely:She's just over six feet tall.
- only or merely:I was just a child.
- simply:We'll just have to wait and see.
- quite;
really;
positively:I'm feeling just fine.
adj.
- guided by reason, justice, and fairness:a just society.
- done or made according to principle;
equitable;
proper:a just reply.
- based on right;
rightful;
lawful:a just claim to the land.
- given or awarded rightly;
deserved:The criminal received a just punishment.
Idioms
- just about, almost;
nearly:Dinner was just about ready.
just•ly, adv.
just•ness, n. [uncountable]]See -jus-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025just1
( just),USA pronunciation adj.
- guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness:We hope to be just in our understanding of such difficult situations.
- done or made according to principle;
equitable;
proper:a just reply.
- based on right;
rightful;
lawful:a just claim.
- in keeping with truth or fact;
true;
correct:a just analysis.
- given or awarded rightly;
deserved, as a sentence, punishment, or reward:a just penalty.
- in accordance with standards or requirements;
proper or right:just proportions.
- (esp. in Biblical use) righteous.
- actual, real, or genuine.
adv.
- 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.
- Latin jūstus righteous, equivalent. to jūs law, right + -tus adjective, adjectival suffix
- Middle English 1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged upright; equitable, fair, impartial.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged legitimate, legal.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged accurate, exact; honest.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged merited, appropriate, condign, suited, apt, due.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged biased.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged untrue.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged unjustified.
just2
( just),USA pronunciation n., v.i.
- World Historyjoust.
just′er, n.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
just / dʒʌst/- 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
/ dʒʌst (unstressed) dʒəst/- 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
- just about ⇒ at the point of starting (to do something)
- very nearly; almost: I've just about had enough
- just a moment, just a second, just a minute ⇒ an 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 so ⇒ arranged with precision
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin jūstus righteous, from jūs justiceˈjustlyˈjustness
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