just betydelse and definition

Betydelse av just på svenska

• 0 now, very soon, or very recently:

  • "Where are you, Jim?" "I'm just coming."

  • I'll just finish this, then we can go.

  • He'd just got into the bath when the phone rang.

  • The children arrived at school just as (= at the same moment as) the bell was ringing.

  • The doctor will be with you in just a minute/moment/second (= very soon).

  • It's just after/past ( UK also gone) ten o'clock.

  • Who was that at the door just now?

  • John's in the bath just now - can he call you back?

• 1 exactly or equally:

  • This carpet would be just right for the dining room.

  • The twins look just like each other.

  • Things turned out just as I expected.

  • You've got just as many toys as your brother.

  • Thank you, it's just what I've always wanted.

  • I can't help you just now/yet.

  • Just then, the lights went out.

  • I can just imagine Sophie as a police officer.

  • informal approving That dress is just you (= suits you very well).

• 2 only; simply:

  • "Would you like another drink?" "OK, just one more."

  • It was just a joke.

  • His daughter's just a baby/just a few weeks old.

  • We'll just have to (= the only thing we can do is) wait and see what happens.

  • She lives just down the road (= very near).

  • Just because you're older than me doesn't mean you can tell me what to do.

  • He just won't do as he's told.

  • It's just too expensive.

  • Can I just borrow the scissors for a second?

  • I just wanted to ask you if you're free this afternoon.

• 3 almost not or almost:

  • We arrived at the airport just in time to catch the plane.

  • This dress (only) just fits.

  • "Can you see the stage?" "Yes, only just/just about."

  • I've just about finished painting the living room.

  • It's just possible that we might be going away that weekend.

• 4 very; completely:

  • It's just dreadful what happened to her.

• 5 fair; morally correct:

  • The judge's sentence was perfectly just in the circumstances.

  • I don't really think he had just cause to complain.

• 6 people who behave in a morally correct way

• 7 now or (almost) at the same time, or very soon, or very recently:

  • He just left – if you run, you can catch him.

  • It was just past (= very soon after) midnight.

  • We got the children off to school just as the bus was about to leave.

  • We’re just about to begin (= We will begin very soon).

  • The doctor will see you in just a minute/moment/second (= very soon).

• 8 exactly:

  • Beth looks just like her mother.

  • [ + question word ] It was just what I expected.

• 9 only; simply:

  • I’ll just check my e-mail, then we can go for coffee.

  • I just called to wish you a happy birthday.

  • We’ll just have to wait and see what happens.

  • He just won’t listen to me.

• 10 almost not or almost:

  • We arrived at the airport just in time to catch the plane.

  • Matthew weighed just (= slightly) over seven pounds at birth.

  • "Are you finished yet?" "Just about."

• 11 very; completely:

  • You look just wonderful!

  • It’s just amazing how powerful the new computers are.

• 12 morally correct; fair:

  • a just verdict