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just

/ˈʤʌst/

US UK

adjective

[more ~; most ~] formal

agreeing with what is considered morally right or good :fair

a just society

a just cause for war

a just decision

treating people in a way that is considered morally right

a just man

reasonable or proper

The college treated the allegation with just seriousness.

deserved and appropriate

They got their just punishment for the crime.

a just reward

We all want to see this criminal get his just deserts. [=get the punishment that he deserves]

adverb

to an exact degree or in an exact manner

You look just [=exactly] like your father.

The store has just the tool you need.

That's just what I expected.

You have to accept me just as I am.

This shirt fits just right.

She called him a liar and told him he was just like all the other men she'd met.

It's just like you to be jealous every time I speak to another woman. [=you're always jealous when I speak to another woman] - see also just my luck at 1luck

very recently

The bell just rang.

He was just here a minute ago.

She had just returned when he entered.

She has just acted in her first play. = (chiefly US) She just acted in her first play.

I've just been trying to call you! = (chiefly US) I was just trying to call you!

at this or that exact moment or time

I was just going to telephone you!

She's just finishing a letter, and she'll be with you shortly.

c - used to say that two or more events are happening at the same time or with very little time between them

He confessed just before he died.

The phone rang just as/when we were leaving.

I came just as soon as I heard the news.

d - used to emphasize that a moment or time is not far from the present moment

She'll be back in just a minute. [=she'll be back very soon]

I saw her here just yesterday.

by a small amount

I had just [=barely] enough time to eat breakfast before leaving.

I arrived just in time to see him win.

We could (only) just see the ship coming over the horizon.

The horse's time for the race was just short of the record. = The horse just missed breaking the record.

It should take us just [=slightly] under/over an hour to get there.

by a small distance

She lives just west of here.

The bathroom is just down the hall.

Just [=directly] across from the bank is a hotel.

The restaurant is just around the corner. - see also just around the corner at 1corner

nothing more than :only

This is just [=simply] a note to say I love you.

He is just an assistant to the manager.

She was just a baby when her father went off to war.

Is it just a coincidence that I see him everywhere I go?

He has just two months left before his retirement.

Will you have another drink? Well, perhaps just (the) one.

I don't know him well: I've met him just (the) once. [=I've met him only one time]

Who is she? Oh, just somebody who works in the same office as me.

I love just you and nobody else but you.

She'll be away from her desk for just a few minutes. = She'll just be away from her desk for a few minutes.

They took a nice field and turned it into just another shopping mall.

He's just another guy trying to get rich without working too hard.

b - used to stress the simple truth of a description or statement

We'd like to buy a new car. We just [=simply] don't have enough money.

Sometimes a person just wants to be left alone.

She just wanted to say goodbye.

You'll just have to be patient.

I'm sorry if I seem grouchy. I'm just tired.

The wedding was just wonderful.

I feel just great!

The kids want to camp in the backyard, just for fun. [=simply to have fun]

c - used in polite requests

Could I just borrow that pen for a minute? Thanks!

Would you just step this way, please, ladies and gentlemen.

d - used for emphasis when you give an order or make a suggestion

Why don't we just forget the whole thing.

Just hold on a minute! Did you say you'd solved the problem?!

Just [=simply] tell him you don't feel like going out.

Just (you) wait until your father sees this mess, young lady!

Don't argue with me: just do it!

Just imagine how silly she'll feel when she realizes that she was wrong.

Just look at the size of that thing!

Just think how happy we could be.

e - used to describe what someone does instead of doing what is necessary or expected

Don't just stand there: do something!

She just stood there watching as he walked away.

I can't just pretend nothing happened.

used with words like might and may to refer to something that is possible

I know you don't expect him to succeed, but he might just surprise you. [=he might succeed]

It's a crazy idea, but it just might work!

You know, you just might be right about that.

Brit informal :indeed

Isn't the city hot, just!

just about

almost or nearly

It was just about time to leave.

The work is just about done.

That is just about the biggest horse I have ever seen. [=that is a very big horse]

That is just about the stupidest thing she has ever done.

just a minute/second/moment

used to ask someone to wait or stop briefly

Just a second and I will get that book for you.

used to demand that someone stop or listen

Just a minute, young lady! You can't park there!

just anyone

any person at all

I don't lend money to just anyone.

just as

to an equal degree as

Our house is just as nice as theirs.

This one is just as good as that one.

She performs just as well as he does. :in the same way as

Just as we hope to be forgiven, so we should forgive others.

Just as I thought/suspected, the door is locked. [=I thought that the door would be locked, and it is]

just as soon

If you would just as soon do something, you would prefer to do it.

We asked him to come with us, but he said he'd just as soon stay home.

just as well

If it is just as well that something happens, then it is a good thing, even if it was not expected or intended.

It's just as well she didn't get that job, since she will now be closer to home.

I really didn't want to stay home this weekend, but it's just as well. I have a lot to do.

just because

xem because

just like that

very suddenly

The girl vanished just like that.

Just like that it started raining.

just now

or just this minute/second

a moment ago

I saw him just now.

I was just this minute thinking about calling you.

at this moment

They are just now heading out the door.

just on

Brit informal :exactly

It was just on midnight.

just so

in a particular way

They feel they have to dress just so to be popular. :arranged in a very neat and tidy way

Everything in her house has to be just so or she gets upset. [=everything has to be exactly as she likes it]

just the same

xem same

just the thing

the best or perfect thing

I have just the thing for your hair.

just yet

right now - used in negative constructions to say that something is not done yet or true yet but will be soon

I don't have the table finished just yet.

Are you ready to leave? Not just yet.

not just

used to say that one thing is true and that another thing is also true

She's not just my friend, she's my lawyer.

* Các từ tương tự:
justice, justice of the peace, justification, justify