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Definition 1:
To an exact degree or in an exact manner see also just my luck at luck.
Examples:
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]
Definition 2:
Very recently .
Examples:
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!
Definition 3:
At this or that exact moment or time .
Examples:
I was just going to telephone you!
She’s just finishing a letter, and she’ll be with you shortly.
Definition 4:
used to say that two or more events are happening at the same time or with very little time between them .
Examples:
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.
Definition 5:
used to emphasize that a moment or time is not far from the present moment .
Examples:
She’ll be back in just a minute. [=she’ll be back very soon]
I saw her here just yesterday.
Definition 6:
By a small amount .
Examples:
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.
Definition 7:
By a small distance see also just around the corner at corner.
Examples:
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.
Definition 8:
Nothing more than :only .
Examples:
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.
Definition 9:
used to stress the simple truth of a description or statement .
Examples:
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]
Definition 10:
used in polite requests .
Examples:
Could I just borrow that pen for a minute? Thanks!
Would you just step this way, please, ladies and gentlemen.
Definition 11:
used for emphasis when you give an order or make a suggestion .
Examples:
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.
Definition 12:
used to describe what someone does instead of doing what is necessary or expected .
Examples:
Don’t just stand there: do something!
She just stood there watching as he walked away.
I can’t just pretend nothing happened.
Definition 13:
used with words like might and may to refer to something that is possible .
Examples:
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.
Definition 14:
indeed .
Examples:
Isn’t the city hot, just!
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