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just

∞ 1.0
Exactly the thing or amount needed
  • adverb
  • /dʒʌst/
: exactamente
  • The meeting should start at 10 AM, just as planned.
  • just right
  • just enough
  • just as much

And then the poems would be just this at the end.

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Examples

  • It's just that I don't understand.

  • This cupboard here is just full of snacks.

  • I think the the most important thing is just to get started.

  • I think it's just an excuse to charge more.

  • And I think it should just be a little bit to the left.

  • We, we're, we're working very hard to get the room ready, just for you, Doctor.

  • OK, so let's just make a start, shall we?

  • For me, would you just consider letting it go?

  • And for, for what happened to her was just unbelievable.

  • I just think we need to pace ourselves, that's all.

Synonyms

exactly
vsjust
∞ 1.0

In a completely correct way

refers to a specific amount or degree needed without excess
perfectly
vsjust
807 1.0

Completely, to show that something is true

expresses a correct fit to a need or measure not full completeness
precisely
vsjust
105 3.7

Do something in an exact and careful way

focuses on matching amount or need rather than technical measurement
on the money
vsjust
  • Informal
29 6.0

Exactly right in what someone says or does

refers to a close match in amount or degree rather than only correctness
just so
vsjust
12 4.4

To do something in a careful, exact way to get the right result

expresses a specific match in amount or degree rather than matching desire

Antonyms

471 3.2

Near the exact number or amount

393 1.6

About a number or amount that is not exact

Idioms

∞ 1.0

In the same way as another action

399 1.0

Ask someone to wait for a very short time

358 3.3

To be ready for something that might happen

216 1.0

One action happens at the same time as another

just like that
  • Informal
199 4.2

Happens suddenly without warning or effort

188 3.5

At the last moment before it is too late

142 1.0

A very short time ago

Almost anything you can think of, with only a few exceptions

After a very short time

just me
  • Informal
83 6.7

Shows only my opinion, not what other people think

61 1.7

At the exact moment something happens

42 4.1

An activity for fun that should not be taken personally

just joking
  • Informal
34 3.7

Said to show something is funny and not serious

12 4.4

To do something in a careful, exact way to get the right result

10 4.0

Other people also feel the same way

just peachy
  • Informal
9 8.8

To say that something is very good or pleasant, often in a sarcastic way to mean the opposite

Exactly what you need in a particular situation

just a pawn
  • Offensive
6 7.7

A person others use to achieve their goals without real power

A feeling that is hidden but easy to notice

2 7.6

A person who is attractive but thought to have little intelligence or real skill

At the last moment before time runs out

1 8.1

To say that someone feels like most other people

1 9.9

A foreign tourist, often an American, seen as ordinary or boring

1 9.8

Say that you feel or want something like most other women

just ceebs
  • Slang
9.9

Feeling too lazy to do something

Compounds

just-in-time
  • Specialized
4 5.0

A system that makes or gets parts exactly when needed to avoid keeping stock

2 7.7

A punishment or reward a person should get

sleep of the just
  • Literature
1 8.4

A deep peaceful rest after living a good life

A made-up reason that pretends to be true to explain why something happens

1 7.9

The smallest change in a sound, weight, or temperature that a person can notice half the time

just a joey
  • Australian
9.9

A person who is new and not experienced in a group or job

9.3

A person seen as not important who follows orders

just sus
  • Slang
9.9

Seeming suspicious without a clear reason

How Exact

just
∞ 1.0
approximately
471 3.2
roughly
393 1.6

Surface Forms

just positive
juster comparative
justest superlative

Etymology

Just comes from Latin iustus and Old French juste, meaning 'right' or 'exact', and it keeps that meaning today as 'exactly' or 'precisely'. So when something is 'just right' it is exactly what is needed.