just meaning

• Adverb: just  júst
  1. And nothing more
     "just a scratch"
     - merely, simply, only, but 
  2. Indicating exactness or preciseness
     "he was doing just what she had told him to do"; "it was just as he said--the jewel was gone"; "it has just enough salt"
     - precisely, exactly 
  3. Only a moment ago
     "he has just arrived"; "the sun just now came out"
     - just now 
  4. Absolutely
     "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"
     - simply 
  5. Only a very short time before
     "just missed being hit"
     - barely, hardly, scarcely, scarce 
  6. Exactly at this moment or the moment described
     "we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them"
  Adjective: just (juster,justest)  júst
  1. 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" 
  2. Fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
     - equitable 
  3. Free from favouritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
     - fair 
  4. Of moral excellence
     "a just cause"
     - good, upright

  Derived forms: juster, justest

  See also: antimonopoly, antitrust [N. Amer], clean, conscionable, equity, evenhanded, fair, fair-and-square, fair-minded, fairness, fitting, honest, honorable [US], honourable [Brit, Cdn], impartial, justly, justness, meet, reasonable, retributive, retributory, right, righteous, rightful, sensible, sporting, sportsmanlike, sporty, vindicatory

  Antonym: unjust

  Encyclopedia: Just

• just as:    Adverb: just asAt ...
• just then:    Adverb: just then& ...
• just / justice | just | justice |:    [Law]JUST - Ethica ...

Examples

1. i 'm not sure just what day he will leave.
2. i was just going to speak, when the bell rang.
3. george : have you just been to the cinema?
4. i told him not to go, but he just would n't listen.
5. we only just missed having a nasty accident.