Just (Adverb)

Meaning ¹

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".

Synonyms

• Merely
• Simply
• Only
• But

Meaning ²

(used for emphasis) absolutely; "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!".

Usages

• Intensive

Synonyms

• Simply

Meaning ³

Only a moment ago; "he has just arrived"; "the sun just now came out".

Synonyms

• Just Now

Meaning ⁴

Possibly (indicating a slight chance of something being true); "it might just happen".

Meaning ⁵

Only a very short time before; "we hardly knew them"; "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.

Synonyms

• Hardly
• Barely
• Scarce
• Scarcely

Meaning ⁶

Exactly at this moment or the moment described; "we've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them".

Meaning ⁷

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".

Synonyms

• Barely

Meaning ⁸

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."--Thomas Carlyle.

Synonyms

• Exactly
• Precisely
• Properly