[dʒʌst], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- based on or behaving according to what is morally right and fair
(e.g: a just and democratic society)


Phrases:
- just a minute
- just about
- just as well
- just now
- just on
- just so

Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin justus, from jus ‘law, right’

[dʒʌst], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- exactly
(e.g: that's just what I need)

- very recently; in the immediate past
(e.g: I've just seen the local paper)

- barely; by a little
(e.g: inflation fell to just over 4 per cent)

- simply; only; no more than
(e.g: just a bad day in the office)

- expressing agreement
(e.g: ‘Simon really messed things up.’ ‘Didn't he just?’)


Phrases:
- just a minute
- just about
- just as well
- just now
- just on
- just so

Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin justus, from jus ‘law, right’