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How to pronounce just in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms simply


I just can't take it anymore.
he was just grand as Romeo.
Type Words
Synonyms exactly, precisely, properly


it was just as he said--the jewel was gone.
it has just enough salt.
Type Words
Synonyms fair
Derivation justness
Type Words
Synonyms good, upright
Derivation justness


a just cause.
Type Words
Synonyms barely


I only just caught the bus.
he finished the marathon in just under 3 hours.
the batter just missed being hit.
Type Words
Synonyms but, merely, only, simply


just a scratch.
Type Words
Synonyms just now


he has just arrived.
the sun just now came out.
Type Words
Synonyms equitable
Derivation justness
Type Words
Synonyms barely, hardly, scarce, scarcely
Type Words
Derivation justness


a just and lasting peace.
a kind and just man.
a just reward.
his just inheritance.

Examples of just

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Take your dog to dinner just like Katie Cook and her dog Zara did in the summer.
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Donna Morin of Franklin snagged a pair of $30 Isotoner gloves for just 40 cents.
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It could be up to a two-month wait just to get him into one of those facilities.
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Just weeks later, it was revealed that Kirk had exaggerated his military record.
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In the last five games, he has piled up 29 turnovers, just less than 6 per game.
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Hossa's goal was just his second in 19 games and ended a nine-game goal drought.
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After getting 7 goals in the first seven games, Hossa has just 2 in his last 19.
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I just loved playing the game, being with the guys, going to the park every day.
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Lytle's mission work wasn't just limited to educational and spiritual endeavors.
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More examples
  • Merely: and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment"
  • Used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; "a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincoln; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance"
  • Equitable: fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience; "equitable treatment of all citizens"; "an equitable distribution of gifts among the children"
  • Precisely: 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"
  • Fair: 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"
  • Only a moment ago; "he has just arrived"; "the sun just now came out"
  • Absolutely; "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!"
  • Good: of moral excellence; "a genuinely good person"; "a just cause"; "an upright and respectable man"
  • Barely: only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats