just


Definition: Meaning of, just in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / dʒʌst /

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  1. exactly
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  2. nothing more than the thing, amount, action etc that you are mentioning [=  only]
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  3. only a short time ago
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  4. at this moment or at that moment
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  5. used to emphasize what you are saying
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  6. only by a small amount, time, distance etc
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  7. used to show that something which happens almost does not happen [=  barely, hardly]
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  8. just about almost
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  9. just as good/bad/big etc equally as good, bad, big etc
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  10. just have to do something used to say that someone has to do something because nothing else is possible
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  11. not just any used to emphasize that you are talking about a particular thing or person that is especially good or important
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  12. would just as soon if you would just as soon do something, you would prefer to do it
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  13. may just/might just might possibly
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  14. not just yet not now, but probably soon
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  15. just because ... it doesn't mean used to say that although one thing is true, another thing is not necessarily true
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  16. spoken just a minute/second/moment used to ask someone to wait for a short time while you do something
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  17. spoken just a minute/second/moment used to interrupt someone in order to ask them something, disagree with them etc
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  18. spoken used when politely asking something or telling someone to do something
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  19. spoken used when firmly telling someone to do something
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  20. spoken it's just that used when explaining the reason for something, especially when someone thinks there is a different reason
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  21. spoken just now a very short time ago
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  22. spoken just now especially British English at this moment
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  23. spoken just think/imagine/look used to tell someone to imagine or look at the same thing that you are imagining or looking at
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  24. spoken it's/that's just as well used to say that it is fortunate that something is true or happened because otherwise there would be problems
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  25. spoken isn't she just/aren't they just etc old-fashioned used to strongly agree with something someone has said about a person or thing
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  26. spoken just so with everything arranged neatly and tidily
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  27. spoken just so old-fashioned used to say yes or agree with something
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  1. morally right and fair
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  2. deserved by someone
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just used in phrases

  • Just Seventeen
  • Just William books, the
    1. a series of humorous British books for children by Richmal CROMPTON, the first of which was called Just William (1922), about an English schoolboy called William Brown who likes to play tricks on adults and who always gets into trouble
  • just about (adverb)
    1. of quantities imprecise but fairly close to correct
  • just as (adverb)
    1. at the same time as
  • just deserts (noun)
    1. often ironically an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice
  • just desserts (noun)
    1. often ironically an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice
  • just in case (adverb)
    1. if there happens to be need
  • just in time (adverb)
    1. at the last possible moment
  • just now (adverb)
    1. only a moment ago
  • just right (adverb)
    1. in every detail
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