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just is an adverb and adjective meaning "and nothing more". It carries 12 recorded senses.
indicating exactness or preciseness
“he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do”
“it was just as he said--the jewel was gone”
“it has just enough salt”
“Properly speaking, all true work is religion.”
(used for emphasis) absolutely
“I just can't take it anymore”
“he was just grand as Romeo”
“it's simply beautiful!”
intensifier
possibly (indicating a slight chance of something being true)
“it might just happen”
exactly at this moment or the moment described
“we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them”
by a little
“I only just caught the bus”
“he finished the marathon in just under 3 hours”
“it was barely 5 a.m.”
“the network has barely 5 percent of viewers”
“the batter just missed being hit”
used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
“a just and lasting peace”
“a kind and just man”
“a just reward”
“his just inheritance”
fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
“equitable treatment of all citizens”
“an equitable distribution of gifts among the children”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
“a fair referee”
“fair deal”
“on a fair footing”
“a fair fight”
“by fair means or foul”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for just come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.