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Meaning just meaning

What does just mean?

Definitions in simple English

just Adverb

— When you just do something, you only did that thing. He was hungry, and he just wanted a good meal. — When you just did something, you only did it a short time ago. I just left the house.

just Adjective

— When something is just, it is fair. It seems like a just punishment to put someone in jail for stealing.

just

— adverb (= merely, simply, only, but) 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 (= precisely, exactly) 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 — adverb (= just now) only a moment ago he has just arrived the sun just now came out — adverb (= simply) absolutely I just can't take it anymore he was just grand as Romeo it's simply beautiful! — adverb (= barely, hardly, scarcely, scarce) only a very short time before they could barely hear the speaker we hardly knew them just missed being hit 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 — 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 exactly at this moment or the moment described we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them — adjective (= equitable) fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience equitable treatment of all citizens an equitable distribution of gifts among the children — adjective (= fair) 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 (= good, upright) of moral excellence a genuinely good person a just cause an upright and respectable man

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only fair right merely just now exactly righteous equitable simply proper barely precisely solely recently immediately correct right now right away exclusively at once upright true honest newly rightful reasonable exact hardly freshly already impartial but scarcely mere alone truthful straight quite legitimate directly virtuous very lately at this moment accurate still precise only just now good

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Topics just topics

What do people use just to talk about?

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods

Just, almost not

What words indicate that although something is true, it almost is not true?

just almost didn't nearly didn't only just narrowly barely
What words indicate that you did something, but almost didn't do it?

just only just barely be a near thing be a close thing by the skin of your teeth
What words indicate that something is a particular amount, but not much more?

just only just barely

States Quantity All

Only

What words indicate that there is only a particular number or amount of something?

only just no more than all
What words indicate something is true of only one thing or one group of things, and not true of others?

only just exclusively nothing but nothing else be limited to be restricted to be confined to be unique to be peculiar to exclusive
What words indicate that something is only what you say it is, and not something more?

only just purely merely mere nothing but

States Time Aspectual time Past

Recently

What words indicate that an event happened a very short time ago?

just only just a moment ago a minute ago just this minute barely scarcely hardly

Grammar Connected with, related Discourse markers

Markers of emphasis

What words indicate that a phrase or sentence is important?

then indeed surely so certainly in fact actually how you know really sure just you know don't you that how much more emphatically absolutely without question no way of course obviously you've got to be kidding it is just that the only thing is one thing that in reality only that as it were just as you can see as you know without a doubt don't you remember I am convinced that

States Quantity All

Almost

What words indicate that someone has almost reached a place?

almost nearly just about
What words indicate that something has almost reached a particular state?

almost nearly very nearly just about practically virtually all but as good as to all intents and purposes nearing approaching near to close to verging on bordering on more or less pretty much not quite
What words indicate that something is almost finished?

almost nearly just about practically as good as more or less not quite
What words indicate that something is almost the best or worst example of some quality?

almost nearly practically virtually just about verging on bordering on
What words indicate that something is true of or has happened to almost all of something?

almost nearly practically virtually pretty well more or less just about

Social behavior Behavior

Good, moral

What words describe someone who is good?

good moral blameless decent ethical excellent fine high-minded holy honorable just pure righteous saintly sanctified upstanding virtuous worthy

Social behavior

Law

What words describe something that agrees or disagrees with the law?

in accordance with just lawful legal legality

States Quantity All

Exact

What words describe something that is exactly the same as another thing?

exact accurate faithful strict literal word for word just

Grammar Connected with, related

Discourse markers

What discourse markers are in your language?

just you know OK yeah like

Physical actions Move Not moving

Sexual relations

What words refer to being friends, but not having sex?

platonic be just good friends

Language and thought Think Mind

Instinct

What words refer to a natural ability to know what to do?

instinct instinctive intuition intuitive sixth sense gut feeling just seem to know

Social behavior Behavior Self-controlled

Tidy

What words describe something that is tidy?

tidy immaculate just so neat shipshape smart trim well-kept

Social behavior Prosperity, trouble Chance

Unlucky

What words describe someone who always has bad luck?

unlucky with my luck just my luck jinxed born under a bad star cursed

Social behavior Law Justice

Deserve

What words indicate that someone deserves the problems they are having?

deserve had it coming get what you deserve serve someone right get your just deserts get what was coming to you your punishment fits the crime

Daily life Food

Food preparation

What words describe how thoroughly something has been cooked?

raw rare medium well done under done under cooked over cooked burnt burned to a crisp crispy charred just right

States Quality Type, kind Compare

Same

What words indicate that two things are the same in some way?

equally of equal equal in just as as...as every bit as even evenly

States Time Period of time Day

Time of the day

What words refer to the time just before dawn?

just before dawn hours before dawn predawn hours it gets light foredawn

States Time Aspectual time Future

Soon

What words indicate that an event will happen soon?

soon sooner almost approach close directly imminence imminent impending near presently quickly shortly about to in a little while not long won't be long almost here just around the corner in the near future about to happen any minute (now) in a minute in a moment

States Time Aspectual time Age

New

What words describe something that has been sold for only a short time?

new brand new recent latest be just out be hot off the press

States Time Speed

Quick

What words describe an action that is done extremely quickly?

at light speed faster than a speeding bullet just a blur

Grammar Semantic constituents related to verbs Epistemic moods

Certainly, definitely

What words indicate that something will certainly happen?

certainly definitely be bound to be sure to be certain to be assured of be only a matter of time be just a matter of time cut and dried you can bet your life you can bet your bottom dollar be a certainty be a foregone conclusion for sure

Grammar Connected with, related Discourse markers

Prompters of attention

What words are used to get someone's attention?

you you there hey you hello excuse me attention attention please may I have your attention please pay attention listen up everybody now hear this and now for an important announcement and now for a word from our sponsor just a moment wait a minute lend me your ears look here ahem

Grammar Connected with, related Discourse markers

Markers of identificational and explanatory clauses

What words mark a digression?

let me just insert as an aside this is off the subject oh by the way

Examples just examples

How do I use just in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I just don't know what to say.

Well, just you wait and see.

I attended the party just to be sociable.

I've just finished packing.

Just wait for me there.

I was just in time for the last train.

You say one thing and then act just the opposite.

I just hope nothing goes wrong this time.

We live in that apartment just over the street.

We've just finished breakfast.

We are just in time for the last train.

The train has just left.

I may give up soon and just nap instead.

Maybe I'll just give up soon and take a nap instead.

I'm not a real fish, I'm just a mere plushy.

You're just running away from life's problems.

It is inevitable that I go to France someday, I just don't know when.

Sometime I'll definitely visit France. I just don't know exactly when.

I just wanted to check my email.

Life without love is just totally pointless.

To be perfect she lacked just one defect.

This world is just an insane asylum.

The brain is just a complicated machine.

This day was just a waste of time and money.

I'm just about done.

I'm just saying!

Movie subtitles

No, it's not mine. We just live in the basement for rent.

Just go to sleep. If you don't want to die.

I mean why make a big deal with just one shirt.

Just one shirt?

With just this one shirt, I can feed 5 people in my family.

She probably thinks I just look similar.

Just wait, mom!

Just wait five years!

It's just a movie.

It's just a movie, but my heart's aching!

If she doesn't know, you can just keep telling her.

It was just before the quarantine.

Do you think you can destroy it with just that power?

It's enough if I just keep a low profile.

Yuffie? Why did you lie just now?

Don't just go wandering around!

You're just an Eleven!

This guy is just a slave.

Britannia is much too large and powerful of an opponent to fight with just one Geass.

Just as you lost your father, I have lost my older brother, Clovis.

It's just a request to participate in the ceremony.

We can't just take their word for it!

Garbage like you should just die where no one can. let's break this up.

Just tell me one thing!

That just leaves the Kamine Island ruins.

Just like the other planets.

Yeah, everything's just so cool.

The easiest way is just to use a catcher.

I'm saying, and, uh, when he called me to ask for my help, I just couldn't refuse.

That's just part of the game.

That is so cool! Hey, I just thought of something.

Just give her the money and she'll give you the sandwiches.

It's just common sense.

I just saw Patti eating a peanut butter sandwich.

Well, I was just trying to figure out how your brother's still getting PBJs into the yard even after Pork Chop got busted.

Just gonna go take a little dump. I gotta go to the bathroom and go catch up on some reading. I gotta take the Browns to the Superbowl.

I guess I felt bad that his supposed friend was betraying him and what my brother was doing to him, but I was just trying to do him a favour.

Now in his time of need you're just going to drop him like that?

I think I just did.

Yeah, but now that we're running it, we can do it right, with epi-injector sites and fair prices, because the way Frankie and Mickey were doing it, someone was bound to get hurt, and not just the allergic kids.

News and current affairs

But if the human capacity for destruction knows few limits, the ability to start over again is just as remarkable.

I just took it for granted that, by the time I was, say, 40, space travel would be a common thing.

A change of mindset is needed not just in the West, but also in the East.

African farmers know that they need fertilizer; they just can't afford it.

Reforming our innovation system is not just a matter of economics.

We also need a regular scientific process to present the world with the evidence on species abundance and extinction, just as we now have such a process for climate change.

Indeed, just as BP was being hit with new criminal penalties, ExxonMobil announced yet another pipeline leak in the Niger Delta.

European policymakers today often complain that, were it not for the US financial crisis, the eurozone would be doing just fine.

And this is just the baseline scenario.

It is not as if people would suddenly begin to behave better if we just gave them more facts and statistics, or better arguments.

But what if some travelers have a higher tolerance of risk, or just a more urgent need to travel, than others?

In the end, Putin has what history left him: not ideas, just a faction yearning to consolidate its grip on power.

And, over time, Israeli settler disengagement from the West Bank and East Jerusalem has become just as impossible as any attempt by Israel to expel its remaining Arabs.

And, while conspiracy theories are often patently irrational, the questions they address are often healthy, even if the answers are frequently unsourced or just plain wrong.

Just last December, fellow economists Martin Feldstein and Nouriel Roubini each penned op-eds bravely questioning bullish market sentiment, sensibly pointing out gold's risks.

In fact, my formal residence is in New York City, but I am about to spend most of the next five months in Russia, training to be a cosmonaut in Star City, just outside Moscow.

First of all, as a kid, I just assumed that I would go to the moon, without having to do much in particular to make it happen.

Just ask any of the large international banking groups headquartered in financially stressed eurozone countries.

There was no question of violence. There were just very raw nerves and hypersensitivity to hints of disrespect, on the part of the professor, and of the cop.

If the couple sizzled for cameras with Luxor and Petra as the backdrop, just imagine how hot things could get at the most romantic spot on Earth, the Taj Mahal.

Reforming our innovation system is not just a matter of economics. It is, in many cases, a matter of life and death.

There were just very raw nerves and hypersensitivity to hints of disrespect, on the part of the professor, and of the cop.

In a time of official lies, healthy investigative energy should shed light, not just generate heat.

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