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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
just1 /dʒʌst/USA pronunciation   adv. 
  1. within a brief preceding time;
    only a moment before:The sun just came out.
  2. at this moment:The movie is just ending.
  3. exactly or precisely:That's just what I mean.
  4. by a narrow margin;
    barely:She's just over six feet tall.
  5. only or merely:I was just a child.
  6. simply:We'll just have to wait and see.
  7. quite;
    really;
    positively:I'm feeling just fine.

adj. 
  1. guided by reason, justice, and fairness:a just society.
  2. done or made according to principle;
    equitable;
    proper:a just reply.
  3. based on right;
    rightful;
    lawful:a just claim to the land.
  4. given or awarded rightly;
    deserved:The criminal received a just punishment.
Idioms
  1. 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 © 2025
just1  ( just),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness:We hope to be just in our understanding of such difficult situations.
  2. done or made according to principle;
    equitable;
    proper:a just reply.
  3. based on right;
    rightful;
    lawful:a just claim.
  4. in keeping with truth or fact;
    true;
    correct:a just analysis.
  5. given or awarded rightly;
    deserved, as a sentence, punishment, or reward:a just penalty.
  6. in accordance with standards or requirements;
    proper or right:just proportions.
  7. (esp. in Biblical use) righteous.
  8. actual, real, or genuine.

adv. 
  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.
  • 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. 
  1. World Historyjoust.
just′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
just / dʒʌst/
  1. fair or impartial in action or judgment
  2. (as collective noun; preceded by the): the just
  3. conforming to high moral standards; honest
  4. consistent with justice: a just action
  5. rightly applied or given; deserved: a just reward
  6. legally valid; lawful: a just inheritance
 / dʒʌst (unstressed) dʒəst/
  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. just about ⇒ at the point of starting (to do something)
  7. very nearly; almost: I've just about had enough
  8. just a moment, just a second, just a minute ⇒ an expression requesting the hearer to wait or pause for a brief period of time
  9. just now ⇒ a very short time ago
  10. at this moment
  11. in a little while
  12. just so ⇒ arranged with precision
Etymology: 14th Century: from Latin jūstus righteous, from jūs justiceˈjustlyˈjustness
'just as' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
all right - blow - book learning - cast - duplex pump - girl - hiccup - ill - immoral - like - rightful - soon - well - when

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