English dictionary
just
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
adjective
- fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
adjective
- used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
adjective
- of moral excellence
adverb
- only a very short time before
adverb
- by a little
adverb
- exactly at this moment or the moment described
adverb
- and nothing more
adverb
- only a moment ago
adverb
- indicating exactness or preciseness
adverb
- (used for emphasis) absolutely
adverb
- possibly (indicating a slight chance of something being true)
Example sentences
a fair referee
fair deal
on a fair footing
a fair fight
by fair means or foul
equitable treatment of all citizens
an equitable distribution of gifts among the children
{'source': 'A.Lincoln', 'text': 'a just and lasting peace'}
a kind and just man
a just reward
his just inheritance
a genuinely good person
a just cause
an upright and respectable man
we hardly knew them
had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
{'source': 'W.B.Yeats', 'text': 'would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave'}
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
we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them
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
he has just arrived
the sun just now came out
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
{'source': 'Thomas Carlyle', 'text': 'Properly speaking, all true work is religion.'}
I just can't take it anymore
he was just grand as Romeo
it's simply beautiful!
it might just happen