释义
[ juhst ] SHOW IPA
/ dʒʌst / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective 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.
(especially in Biblical use) righteous.
actual, real, or genuine.
SEE MORE SEE LESS adverb 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.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Idioms for justjust so , neat and tidy; carefully arranged: My mother-in-law is very fussy; everything has to be placed just so.
Origin of just 1 1325–75; Middle English <Latin jūstus righteous, equivalent to jūs law, right + -tus adj. suffix
SYNONYMS FOR just 1 upright; equitable, fair, impartial.
3 legitimate, legal.
4 accurate, exact; honest.
5 merited, appropriate, condign, suited, apt, due.
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ANTONYMS FOR just 1 biased.
4 untrue.
5 unjustified.
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH just gist, jest, just Words nearby just jus primae noctis, jus sanguinis, Jusserand, jussive, jus soli, just , just about, just a minute, just as, just as soon, justaucorps
Definition for just (2 of 2) [ juhst ] SHOW IPA
/ dʒʌst / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun, verb (used without object)
OTHER WORDS FROM just juster, noun Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
British Dictionary definitions for just adjective (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
well-founded; reasonable just criticism
correct, accurate, or true a just account
SEE MORE SEE LESS adverb (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
(intensifier) it's just wonderful to see you
informal indeed; with a vengeance isn't it just
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 or 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 Southern African informal in a little while just on having reached exactly it's just on five o'clock
just so an expression of complete agreement or of unwillingness to dissent arranged with precision SEE MORE SEE LESS
Derived forms of just justly , adverb justness , noun Word Origin for just C14: from Latin jūstus righteous, from jūs justice
usage for just 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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Idioms and Phrases with just In addition to the idioms beginning with just
just about just a minute just as just as soon just deserts just folks just for the record just in case just in time just like that just now just one of those things just so just the same just the ticket just what the doctor ordered also see:
all (just) the same get it (you just don't) take it (just so much) Also see underjustice.
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