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just(adverb)BrE / dʒʌst / NAmE / dʒʌst / - exactly
- This jacket is just my size.
- This gadget is just the thing for getting those nails out.
- Just my luck (= the sort of bad luck I usually have). The phone's not working.
- You're just in time.
- She looks just like her mother.
- It's just what I wanted!
- It's just as I thought.
- It's just on six (= exactly six o'clock).
- at the same moment as
- The clock struck six just as I arrived.
- no less than; equally
- She's just as smart as her sister.
- You can get there just as cheaply by plane.
- by a small amount
- I got here just after nine.
- I only just caught the train.
- Inflation fell to just over 4 per cent.
- used to say that you/somebody did something very recently
- I've just heard the news.
- When you arrived he had only just left.
- She has just been telling us about her trip to Rome.
- I just saw him a moment ago.
- I already did it.
- Did you eat yet?
- I’ve already done it.
- Have you eaten yet?
- I’ve just had some bad news.
- I just got some bad news.
- at this/that moment; now
- I'm just finishing my book.
- I was just beginning to enjoy myself when we had to leave.
- I'm just off (= I am leaving now).
- going to do something only a few moments from now or then
- The water's just about to boil.
- I was just going to tell you when you interrupted.
- simply
- It was just an ordinary day.
- I can't just drop all my commitments.
- This essay is just not good enough.
- I didn't mean to upset you. It's just that I had to tell somebody.
- This is not just another disaster movie—it's a masterpiece.
- Just because you're older than me doesn't mean you know everything.
- only
- I decided to learn Japanese just for fun.
- I waited an hour just to see you.
- There is just one method that might work.
- ‘Can I help you?’ ‘No thanks, I'm just looking.’ (= in a shop/store)
- really; completely
- The food was just wonderful!
- I can just imagine his reaction.
- used in orders to get somebody’s attention, give permission, etc.
- Just listen to what I'm saying, will you!
- Just help yourselves.
- used to make a polite request, excuse, etc.
- Could you just help me with this box, please?
- I've just got a few things to do first.
- used to show a slight possibility that something is true or will happen
- Try his home number—he might just be there.
- used to agree with somebody
- ‘He's very pompous.’ ‘Isn't he just?’
- used to say that you/somebody would have been in the same position if you had done something else, because you got little benefit or enjoyment from what you did do
- The weather was so bad we might just as well have stayed at home.
- because of the possibility of something happening
- You'd better take the keys in case I'm out.
- You probably won't need to call—but take my number, just in case.
- In case (= if it is true that) you’re wondering why Jo’s here—let me explain…
- it is a good thing
- It is just as well that we didn't leave any later or we'd have missed him.
- used to say that you would equally well like to do something as do something else that has been suggested
- I'd just as soon stay at home as go out tonight.
- almost; very nearly
- I've met just about everyone.
- ‘Did you reach your sales target?’ ‘Just about.’
- approximately
- She should be arriving just about now.
- suddenly, without warning or explanation
- used to ask somebody to wait for a short time
- ‘Is Mr Burns available?’ ‘Just a second, please, I'll check.’
- at this moment
- Come and see me later—I'm busy just now.
- during this present period
- Business is good just now.
- only a short time ago
- later; in a short period of time
- done or arranged very accurately or carefully
- He liked polishing the furniture and making everything just so.
- at that moment
- Just then, someone knocked at the front door.
- exactly what is needed in a particular situation
- not now but probably quite soon
- I can't give you the money just yet.
Word Origin- late Middle English: via Old French from Latin justus, from jus ‘law, right’.
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