just

/dʒˈʌst/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adverb

and nothing more
“I was merely asking”
indicating exactness or preciseness--Thomas Carlyle
“he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do”
only a moment ago
“he has just arrived”
(used for emphasis) absolutely
“I just can't take it anymore”
only a very short time before- W.B.Yeats
“we hardly knew them”
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”

adjective

used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting- A.Lincoln
“a just and lasting peace”
fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
“equitable treatment of all citizens”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
“a fair referee”
of moral excellence
“a genuinely good person”

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