Meaning

4 senses
  1. Factually right, correct; factual.

    It is a just assessment of the facts.

    angemessen

    пра́вильныйprávilʹnyj, безоши́бочныйbezošíbočnyj, ве́рныйvérnyj

  2. Rationally right, correct.

  3. Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair.

    It looks like a just solution at first glance.

    gerecht, berechtigt

    справедли́выйspravedlívyj, беспристра́стныйbespristrástnyj, непредубеждённыйnepredubeždjónnyj

    справедли́вийspravedlývyj

  4. Proper, adequate.

More definitions
  • used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
  • free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
  • fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience
  • of moral excellence

Examples

26971 sentences
  1. It was just as I thought.

    Я так собі й думав. — aandrusiak

    ruЯ именно так и думал. — marafon

    deEs war genau so, wie ich es gedacht hatte. — Tamy

  2. This is just what I wanted.

    Саме цього я й хотів. — deniko

    ruЭто как раз то, чего я хотел. — sharptoothed

    deDas ist genau das, was ich wollte. — Wolf

  3. Christmas is just around the corner.

    Наближається Різдво. — deniko

    ruПриближается Рождество. — al_ex_an_der

    deWeihnachten steht vor der Tür. — samueldora

  4. I've just arrived at the airport.

    Я щойно приїхав до аеропорту. — deniko

    ruЯ только что приехал в аэропорт. — Lenin_1917

    deIch bin gerade am Flughafen angekommen. — Esperantostern

  5. We just arrived at the station.

    Ми щойно прибули на станцію. — deniko

    deWir sind gerade am Bahnhof angekommen. — virgil

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
morally fair, righteous:
Русский
By meaning 2
factually fair, correct:
morally fair, righteous:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
factually fair, correct:
morally fair, righteous:

Origin

From Middle English juste, from Old French juste, from Latin iūstus (“just, lawful, rightf

From Middle English juste, from Old French juste, from Latin iūstus (“just, lawful, rightful, true, due, proper, moderate”), from Proto-Italic *jowestos, related to Latin iūs (“law, right”); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew-. Compare Scots juist (“just”), Saterland Frisian juust (“just”), West Frisian just (“just”), Dutch juist (“just”), German Low German jüst (“jüst”), German just (“just”), Danish just (“just”), Swedish just (“just”). Doublet of giusto.

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Forms

juster/more just, justest/most just
Comparativejuster / more just Lesson
Superlativejustest / most just Lesson

regular

Synonyms

9 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules:fair
  • fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience:equitable
  • of moral excellence:goodupright

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

11 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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