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US
/ˈdʒəst, dʒɪst/
]
[ UK /dʒˈʌst/ ]
[ UK /dʒˈʌst/ ]
ADVERB
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only a moment ago
the sun just now came out
he has just arrived -
exactly at this moment or the moment described
we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them -
and nothing more
it is simply a matter of time
hopes that last but a moment
I was merely asking
just a scratch
he was only a child -
indicating exactness or preciseness
he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do
it has just enough salt
it was just as he said--the jewel was gone
Properly speaking, all true work is religion. -
by a little
it was barely 5 a.m.
I only just caught the bus
the network has barely 5 percent of viewers
he finished the marathon in just under 3 hours
the batter just missed being hit -
(used for emphasis) absolutely
it's simply beautiful!
he was just grand as Romeo
I just can't take it anymore -
possibly (indicating a slight chance of something being true)
it might just happen -
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
ADJECTIVE
-
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
by fair means or foul
a fair fight
fair deal
on a fair footing
a fair referee -
of moral excellence
a just cause
a genuinely good person
an upright and respectable man -
used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
a just and lasting peace
his just inheritance
a just reward
a kind and just man -
fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
equitable treatment of all citizens
an equitable distribution of gifts among the children
How To Use just In A Sentence
- I'm just a little bit caught in the middle. Life is a maze and love is a riddle, I don't know where to go, can't do it alone.
- A little pyrotechnics display tacked on just serves to emphasise its lack of cutting edge. Times, Sunday Times
- Laura Wade's Posh, timed to open as the Tories edged into power in May 2010, reminded us just what we were in for: overprivileged hooligans in drinking-society blazers who trash a pub as thoughtlessly as they will trash the country. Dominic Cooke: a life in theatre
- I just know that one beer bash was fine, two was tolerable, and the third was just a way to eat up time on Memorial Day.
- We carried spare water for the rad, a hand pump just in case the Dunlop pressure dropped, and maybe even a canister of petrol.
- Police are anxious to trace two men seen leaving the house just before 8am.
- We love our king, we just don't love the way he abuses our money," a Swazi friend once explained to me. How long can Swaziland resist reform?
- He did his final piece of serious work on Tuesday morning, which was grand, and we have just kept him ticking over with a couple of canters.
- Just before serving, prepare a few small cheese ravioli and place them in each bowl before you add the soup.
- I could be wrong but as I recall in Batman Begins Batman 'growled' his lines just a few times but to very strong effect. All of The Dark Knight's Broken Records - Box Office Dominance! « FirstShowing.net
