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Just

dʒʌst

Just definitions
adjective
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  1. based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair

    "a just and democratic society"

    fair fair-minded equitable even-handed impartial unbiased objective neutral disinterested unprejudiced open-minded non-partisan non-discriminatory anti-discrimination
    • (of treatment) deserved or appropriate in the circumstances

      "we all get our just deserts"

    • (of an opinion or appraisal) well founded; justifiable

      "these simplistic approaches have been the subject of just criticism"

adverb
just
  1. exactly

    "that's just what I need"

    • exactly or almost exactly at this or that moment

      "she's just coming"

  2. very recently; in the immediate past

    "I've just seen the local paper"

    a moment ago a second ago a short time ago very recently not long ago lately only now
  3. barely; by a little

    "inflation fell to just over 4 per cent"

    by a narrow margin narrowly only just by inches by a hair's breadth by the narrowest of margins
  4. simply; only; no more than

    "just a bad day in the office"

    only merely simply but nothing but no more than
    • really; absolutely (used for emphasis)

      "they're just great"

    • used as a polite formula for giving permission or making a request

      "just help yourselves"

    • possibly (used to indicate a slight chance of something happening or being true)

      "it might just help"

  5. expressing agreement

    "‘Simon really messed things up.’ ‘Didn't he just?’"