just
- adverb
- /dʒʌst/
- 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.
- And then the poems would be just this at the end.
- But seeing my bruised face told me just how real all of this was.
Examples
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It's just that I don't understand.
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This cupboard here is just full of snacks.
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I think the the most important thing is just to get started.
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I think it's just an excuse to charge more.
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And I think it should just be a little bit to the left.
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We, we're, we're working very hard to get the room ready, just for you, Doctor.
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OK, so let's just make a start, shall we?
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For me, would you just consider letting it go?
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And for, for what happened to her was just unbelievable.
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I just think we need to pace ourselves, that's all.
Synonyms
In a completely correct way
Completely, to show that something is true
Do something in an exact and careful way
To do something in a careful, exact way to get the right result
Exactly right in what someone says or does
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 Exact
Surface Forms
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.