1
a
: having a basis in or conforming to fact or reason : reasonable
had just reason to believe he was in danger
b
: conforming to a standard of correctness : proper
just proportions
c
archaic
: faithful to an original
justly
adverb
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Adjective
a just cause for war
The college treated the allegation with just seriousness.
They got their just punishment for the crime.
Adverb
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.
He was just here a minute ago.
She had just returned when he entered.
I was just going to telephone you!
She's just finishing a letter, and she'll be with you shortly.
I arrived just in time to see him win.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
With just hours remaining in the race, both candidates are working to sway undecided voters and make their final pitches in their bids for the White House.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
In just the month of October 2022, current District 6 school board member Andrew Gonzales — who unseated the board's then-President Geronimo Rodriguez that year — raised almost $32,000.
—Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Stunned by what a dog's microchip revealed, a rescue organization stepped in to save the pooch just days before she was scheduled for euthanasia.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
With just hours remaining in the race, both candidates are working to sway undecided voters and make their final pitches in their bids for the White House.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
Adverb
The intensity between Paul (10-1, 7 KOs) and Tyson (50-6, 44 knockouts) has continued to build, as just last night, the 58-year-old slapped Paul across his left cheek as the two came face to face during the pre-fight weigh-in.
—Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
In just the month of October 2022, current District 6 school board member Andrew Gonzales — who unseated the board's then-President Geronimo Rodriguez that year — raised almost $32,000.
—Keri Heath, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Just.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/just. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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just
1 of 2 adjective1
a
: well-founded, reasonable
a just comment
b
: being in agreement with a standard of correctness : proper
a just price
2
a
: morally right or good : righteous
a just cause for war
b
: being deserved
just punishment
3
: legally right
a just title
justly
adverb
just
2 of 2 adverb
(ˌ)jəst 
(ˌ)jist,
(ˌ)jest
1
a
: exactly sense 1, precisely
just right
b
: very recently
the bell just rang
2
a
: by a small amount : barely
just over the line
b
: immediately sense 1, directly
just west of here
3
a
: nothing more than : only
just a note
b
: quite sense 1, very
just wonderful
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