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#1 just r. [merely, simply, only, but] 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". wn
#2 just r. [precisely, exactly] 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". wn
#3 just r. [just now] only a moment ago; "he has just arrived"; "the sun just now came out". wn
#4 just r. [simply] absolutely; "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!". wn
#5 just r. [barely, hardly, scarcely, scarce] only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "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.Ye. wn
#2 just r. [precisely, exactly] 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". wn
#3 just r. [just now] only a moment ago; "he has just arrived"; "the sun just now came out". wn
#4 just r. [simply] absolutely; "I just can't take it anymore"; "he was just grand as Romeo"; "it's simply beautiful!". wn
#5 just r. [barely, hardly, scarcely, scarce] only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "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.Ye. wn
