just
- adverb
- /dʒʌst/
- I can actually sit and concentrate on just one thought and not get anxious.
- just one
- just a few
- just want
But there's more than just a tree, right?
- But there's more than just a tree, right?
- All I wanted to see was just earth.
- And I mean, I think that and just cartoons.
- There was no more compassion left, just brutality and evil.
Examples
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So I think we should just dive right in.
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So we can do more than just find.
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Like I would sit around and just do this.
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But maybe we should just let it go.
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And at that point, you just go with it, right?
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Your journey is your own, so just ride with it.
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All you have to do is just prove it to 'em.
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You just need to practice.
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Sometimes, for yourself, you have to just stop and focus on nothing but your breathing.
Academic text (2015) -
She wants to just finish her homework before dinner.
Synonyms
No more than the thing or person mentioned
You say this when something is only what is said, nothing more
Only, not anything else
Only and not for any other reason
Only, not involving anyone or anything else
Only a small amount or a short time
Antonyms
Idioms
- Informal
To say that something is very good or pleasant, often in a sarcastic way to mean the opposite
- Offensive
A person who is attractive but thought to have little intelligence or real skill
Compounds
- Specialized
A system that makes or gets parts exactly when needed to avoid keeping stock
- Specialized
The smallest change in a sound, weight, or temperature that a person can notice half the time
How Limited
Surface Forms
Etymology
Just comes from Latin iustus ('right' or 'exact') and Old French juste, and it grew to mean 'only' or 'no more than'. So when you say 'I'm just a student' you mean 'no more than a student'.