Engelsk adjektiv: just | |||
1. | just used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A just and lasting peace. A kind and just man. A just reward. His just inheritance. | ||
Uttrykk med lignende betydning | conscionable, fitting, meet, retributive, retributory, rightful, vindicatory | ||
Se også | fair, honorable, honourable, just, right, righteous | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | unjust | ||
2. | just fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | Equitable treatment of all citizens. An equitable distribution of gifts among the children. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | equitable | ||
Uttrykk med lignende betydning | evenhanded, fair, honest | ||
Se også | fair, impartial, just, just | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | inequitable, unjust | ||
3. | just free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A fair referee. Fair deal. On a fair footing. A fair fight. By fair means or foul. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | fair | ||
Uttrykk med lignende betydning | antimonopoly, antitrust, clean, fair-and-square, fair-minded, sporting, sportsmanlike, sporty | ||
Se også | impartial, just, reasonable, sensible | ||
Kjennetegner disse uttrykkene | equity, fairness | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | unfair, unjust | ||
4. | just of moral excellence | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | A genuinely good person. A just cause. An upright and respectable man. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | good, upright | ||
Uttrykk med lignende betydning | righteous | ||
Uttrykk med motsatt betydning (antonymer) | unrighteous | ||
Engelsk adverb: just | |||
1. | just and nothing more | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | but, merely, only, simply | ||
2. | just indicating exactness or preciseness | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | exactly, precisely | ||
3. | just only a moment ago | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | He has just arrived. The sun just now came out. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | just now | ||
4. | just absolutely | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | I just can't take it anymore. He was just grand as Romeo. It's simply beautiful!. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | simply | ||
Overordnet anvendelse | intensifier, intensive | ||
5. | just only a very short time before | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | 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. | ||
Ord med samme betydning (synonymer) | barely, hardly, scarce, scarcely | ||
6. | just exactly at this moment or the moment described | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | We've just finished painting the walls, so don't touch them. | ||