English - Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒʌst/
• Rhymes: -ʌst

English - Etymology 1

From Middle English juste, from Old French juste, from Latin iustus (“just, lawful, rightful, true, due, proper, moderate”), from ius (“law, right”). Cognate with Dutch & Scottish juist, French juste etc.

Adjective

just (comparative more just or juster, superlative most just or justest)

1. Factually fair; right, correct; proper.

   It is a just assessment of the facts.

2. Morally fair; upright; righteous, equitable.

   It looks like a just solution at first glance.

   • Shakespeare

     We know your grace to be a man / Just and upright.

Synonyms

• fair
• upright
• righteous
• equitable

Antonyms

• unjust

Derived terms

• justly
• justness

Related terms

• justice

Translations

Adverb

just (not comparable)

1. Only, simply, merely.

   Plant just a few tomatoes, unless you can freeze or dry them.

   He calls it vermilion, but it's just red to me.

2. (sentence adverb) Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.

   Just follow the directions on the box.

3. (speech act) Used to convey a less serious or formal tone

   I just called to say "hi".

4. (speech act) Used to show humility.

   Lord, we just want to thank You and praise Your Name.

5. (degree) absolutely, positively

   It is just splendid!

6. Moments ago, recently.

   They just left, but you may leave a message at the desk.

7. By a narrow margin; closely; nearly.

   The fastball just missed my head!

   The piece just might fit.

8. Exactly, perfectly.

   He wants everything just right for the big day.

9. Precisely.
   • John Dryden

     And having just enough, not covet more.

   • Sir Philip Sidney

     The god Pan guided my hand just to the heart of the beast.

   • William Shakespeare

     To-night, at Herne's oak, just 'twixt twelve and one.

Synonyms

• merely, simply
• (barely, almost not or not quite): barely, hardly, scarcely

Derived terms

• just folks

Translations

English - Etymology 2

Variation of joust, presumably ultimately from Latin iuxta 'near, besides'.

Noun

just (plural justs)

1. A joust, tournament.

Verb

just (third-person singular simple present justs, present participle justing, simple past and past participle justed)

1. To joust, fight a tournament.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Fairfax to this entry?)

Translations

English - References

• just in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• just in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

English - Anagrams

• juts

Catalan - Etymology

From Latin iūstus.

Catalan - Adjective

just

Catalan - Adverb

just

1. justly

Estonian - Adverb

just

1. exactly, precisely

Friulian - Etymology

From Latin iūstus.

Friulian - Adjective

just

1. just, right, correct, proper
2. exact
3. adequate
4. apt

Related terms

• justâ
• juste
• justece
• justificâ
• justizie

Derived terms

• justeapont
• justeben

German - Adjective

just

1. (archaic) just

Synonyms

• gerade
• (archaic) justament

Usage notes

• just in dem Moment, als ... - just at the moment, as ...

German - External Links

• just in Duden online

Latvian - Verb

just

Old French - Verb

just

1. third-person singular past historic of gesir

Romanian - Etymology

Borrowed from French juste.

Romanian - Adjective

just

1. just, correct

Synonyms

• drept, adevărat, echitabil

Swedish - Adverb

just

1. just; quite recently; only moments ago
2. just; only, simply
3. exactly, precisely

   Just nu

   Right now (At this precise moment)

   Det var just vad jag ville ha!

   That's exactly what I wanted!

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