just

Từ điển American Heritage Dictionary 4th

I. just¹ (jŭst)adj.
1. Honorable and fair in one's dealings and actions:
a just ruler.
See Synonyms at fair¹.
2. Consistent with what is morally right; righteous:
a just cause.
3. Properly due or merited:
just deserts.
4. Law. Valid within the law; lawful:
just claims.
5. Suitable or proper in nature; fitting:
a just touch of solemnity.
6. Based on fact or sound reason; well-founded:
a just appraisal.adv. (jəst, jĭst; jŭst when stressed)
1. Precisely; exactly:
just enough salt.
2. Only a moment ago:
He just arrived.
3. By a narrow margin; barely:
just missed being hit; just caught the bus before it pulled away.
4. At a little distance:
just down the road.
5. Merely; only:
just a scratch.
6. Simply; certainly:
It's just beautiful!
7. Perhaps; possibly:
I just may go.Idioms:just about
Almost; very nearly:
This job is just about done.just now
Only a moment ago.just the same
Nevertheless. [Middle English juste, from Old French, from Latin iūstus. See yewes- in Indo-European Roots.] justʹly adv.justʹness n. II. just² (jŭst)n. & v.
Variant of joust.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  good, upright, fair, equitable, barely, hardly, scarcely, scarce, simply, just now, precisely, exactly, merely, only, but
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  unfair, unjust, inequitable