just in English dictionary

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    Meanings and definitions of "just"

    • factually fair; correct; proper.
    • morally fair; upright; righteous, equitable.
    • Moments ago, recently
    • By a narrow margin; closely; nearly
    • exactly, perfectly
    • A joust, tournament
    • To joust, fight a tournament
    • adjective
      Factually right, correct; factual.
    • adjective
      Rationally right, correct
    • adjective
      Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair.
    • adjective
      proper, adequate
    • adverb
      Only, simply, merely.
    • adverb
      (sentence adverb)
      Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.
    • adverb
      (speech act)
      Used to convey a less serious or formal tone
    • adverb
      (speech act)
      Used to show humility.
    • adverb
      (degree)
      absolutely, positively
    • adverb
      Moments ago, recently.
    • adverb
      By a narrow margin; closely; nearly.
    • adverb
      Exactly, precisely, perfectly.
    • noun
      A joust, tournament.
    • verb
      To joust, fight a tournament.
    • Nothing more than.
    • just (now)
    • just (i.e. “just try it”)
    • Of moral excellence.
    • Not wisely or sensibly, foolishly.
    • due (east)
    • right (near)
    • just (now, at the moment, etc.)
    • The way it should be.
    • Without someone or something else.
    • Only a very short time before.
    • factually fair, correct
    • morally fair, righteous
    • Only, simply, merely
    • recently
    • nearly
    • perfectly
    • adjective
      fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience; "equitable treatment of all citizens"; "an equitable distribution of gifts among the children"
    • adjective
      free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"
    • adjective
      of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"
    • adjective
      used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; "a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincoln; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance"
    • adverb
      and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment"
    • adverb
      by a little; "I only just caught the bus"; "he finished the marathon in just under 3 hours"; "it was barely 5 a.m."; "the network has barely 5 percent of viewers"; "the batter just missed being hit"
    • adverb
      exactly at this moment or the moment described; "we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them"
    • adverb
      indicating exactness or preciseness; "he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt"; "Properly speaking, all true work is religion."--Thomas Carlyle
    • adverb
      only a moment ago; "he has just arrived"; "the sun just now came out"
    • adverb
      only a very short time before; "we hardly knew them"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats
    • adverb
      possibly (indicating a slight chance of something being true); "it might just happen"
    • adverb
      (used for emphasis) absolutely; "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!"

    Synonyms of "just" in English dictionary

    fitting, evenhanded, conscionable are the top synonyms of "just" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "just" in English dictionary

    unfair, unjust, inequitable are the top antonyms of "just" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of just

    • nieodm.  nieodmienny
    • just ( not comparable)
    • just ( third-person singular simple present justs, present participle justing, simple past and past participle justed)
    • just ( comparative more just or juster, superlative most just or justest)
    • just ( plural  justs)
    • just (comparative juster or more just, superlative justest or most just)
    • just (not comparable)
    • just (plural justs)
    • just (third-person singular simple present justs, present participle justing, simple past and past participle justed)
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