[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/just.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / just [← J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/J/) # just «just» in Mova's school dictionary: **exactly: «just right», «just 2 metres»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech adverb (just); adjective (just — fair) ### meaning for a pupil 1) Just means exactly: «just right», «just 2 metres». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/just/#m1) 2) Just means only: «just 3 dollars», «just one more». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/just/#m2) 3) Just means a very short time ago: «he has just left». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/just/#m3) 4) Just means barely: «just in time», «just enough». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/just/#m4) 5) Just (adjective) means fair and right: «a just king». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/just/#m5) 6) (casual) «Just» softens or fills: «I just think…», «just saying»; «just kidding» means I was joking. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/just/#m6) 7) (casual, rough) «Just» makes an order sharper: «just shut up», «just do it», «just split 'em». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/just/#m7) 8) (formal) «Merely», «precisely», «solely» and «equitable» (fair) are stiff words for just. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/just/#m8) ### sense in the lessons In school maths: a small word that marks «only» or «exactly», or a change that has just happened; «just enough» means nothing left over. In everyday life: «just a minute», «just kidding», «I was just going to...». In stories: a just ruler is fair to everyone. In casual talk: «just saying», «jk» (just kidding). In the exam voice: «precisely 2 metres», «a mere 3 dollars», «an equitable distribution». Phrases: «just in time», «just enough», «just now», «just about», «just like», «just in case». ### examples - She has just 3 dollars left. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/just/#x1) - He just bought 5 pens. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/just/#x2) - There is just enough cake for 8 children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/just/#x3) - It is just 2 metres long. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/just/#x4) - We got to the station just in time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/just/#x5) - The porridge was just right. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/just/#x6) - Wait just a minute, please. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/just/#x7) - The judge was wise and just. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/just/#x8) - just kidding, i've got 4 not 2 lol (casual) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/just/#x9) - Sod it, just split 'em, 3 each. (rough) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/just/#x10) - Just do your homework and stop moaning. (rough) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/just/#x11) - The cake is divided equitably among 8 children such that precisely no portion remains; determine the original number of slices given 3 per child. (formal exam) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/just/#x12) - The girls arrived just in time. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/just/#x13) ### note «Just» goes before the main verb: «I have just finished». «Justice» is the noun of the fair sense. Maths: «just enough» means no leftover (exact division). «Just» = «only» does not change the number. Trap: do not read «just» as a sign to add or subtract. Trap: «just kidding» means the number before it was not real — use the corrected one. Formal «merely» = just (only); «precisely» = just (exactly); «equitable» = just (fair). ### In the corpora - [Payday is the day pay arrives in the bank, often once a month, so money is usually lowest just before it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/5-where-money-comes-from/6/) - [Some families pay children for extra jobs, like washing the car, but tidying your own room is just part of living together.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/5-where-money-comes-from/9/) - [Date night is when a couple goes out together, just the two of them, which keeps their friendship strong.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/13-dates-engagements-and-weddings/5/) - [A honeymoon is a holiday a couple takes just after the wedding, to rest and celebrate, just the two of them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/13-dates-engagements-and-weddings/15/) - [Feeling jealous of a new baby is very common, and parents still love the older child just as much.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/19-a-new-baby-in-the-house/9/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «just» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/J/just/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.