just
and nothing more
How often you will meet it
Rank 127 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 194,670 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.093% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
adverb
- and nothing more also: merely, simply, only, but I was merely askingit is simply a matter of time
- indicating exactness or preciseness also: precisely, exactly, properly he was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to doit was just as he said--the jewel was gone
- only a moment ago also: just now he has just arrivedthe sun just now came out
- (used for emphasis) absolutely also: simply I just can't take it anymorehe was just grand as Romeo
- only a very short time before also: barely, hardly, scarcely, scarce we hardly knew themhad scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
- possibly (indicating a slight chance of something being true) it might just happen
just in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Don't say anything for answer just now.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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Just inside it, at the north-east corner, rises the tree.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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He turned to Hallward and said, “My dear fellow, I have just remembered.”
The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1
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There, just before her father's death, he and she had lived, for four delicious, miserable, momentous weeks.
Christian's Mistake · Dinah Maria Mulock Craik · Chapter 1
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Just as he had cut a large slice out of the mutton there came a tremendous rap at the door.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1