just

US /dʒʌst/

UK /dʒʌst/

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exactly; precisely

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That's just what I needed.

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The train left just now.

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exactly precisely only merely simply

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only; simply

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I just want to help.

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It's just a small scratch.

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only merely simply barely

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based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair

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He is a just and honorable man.

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The judge made a just decision.

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fair equitable righteous upright honorable impartial unbiased even-handed lawful legitimate valid warranted deserved merited due

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just in case just-in-time only just just my luck be (only/just) a matter of time life is just a bowl of cherries