just
/dʒʌst/adverb
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बिलकुल, ठीक
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exactly
बिलकुल, ठीक
- This is just what I wanted.
- It is just six o'clock.
- That is just the answer I was looking for.
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- The shirt fits just right.
- It is just three kilometres from here to the station.
Synonyms exactly precisely absolutely completely
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a very short time ago
अभी-अभी
- I have just finished the paper.
- She has just left.
- Radhika has just come back from the library.
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- The match has just begun.
- I just called, but nobody picked up.
Synonyms recently a moment ago only now
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at this or that moment; now
अभी, इसी समय
- I am just leaving.
- The train is just coming into platform number three.
- I am just going out; will you come with me?
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- The rain is just starting, so take an umbrella.
- We are just sitting down to dinner.
Synonyms now right now at this moment
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that most people consider to be morally fair and reasonable
न्यायपूर्ण, उचित, निष्पक्ष
- a just ruler
- a just punishment for the crime
- The judge gave a just decision that pleased both sides.
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- A just society treats the rich and the poor alike.
- It is not just to punish the whole class for one student's mistake.
Synonyms fair fair-minded impartial equitable righteous
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
just + present perfect / simple past
Just means a very short time ago. British English prefers the present perfect, while American English often uses the simple past.
'Just' का अर्थ अभी-अभी है; ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में present perfect पसंद किया जाता है, जबकि अमेरिकी अंग्रेज़ी में प्रायः simple past आता है।
- Radhika has just left.
just + adjective / phrase (exactly)
Just can mean exactly or precisely, as in just right, just as good, just like that.
'Just' का अर्थ ठीक वैसा या सटीक हो सकता है, जैसे just right, just as good, just like that।
- The tea is just right.
just (adjective): fair
As an adjective, just means fair and morally right. It is used before a noun or after be.
Adjective के रूप में 'just' का अर्थ न्यायसंगत और नैतिक रूप से उचित है; यह संज्ञा से पहले या be के बाद आता है।
- It was a just decision.
just about to / just in case / just as
Just about to means at the very point of doing; just in case means as a precaution; just as can mean at the same moment.
'Just about to' का अर्थ कार्य शुरू करने के ठीक बिंदु पर होना; 'just in case' का अर्थ सावधानी के रूप में; और 'just as' का अर्थ उसी क्षण हो सकता है।
- Carry an umbrella just in case it rains.
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just + adverb / preposition
just nowjust thenjust in timejust aboutjust as
- We reached the station just in time.
समय की निकटता बताने के लिए ये संयोजन आते हैं।
just + noun
a just causea just societya just rewarda just war
- They fought for a just cause.
just + negative
just notjust can'tjust won'tjust didn't
- I just can't solve this one.
just + only / simply
just a minutejust a momentjust one morejust for fun
- I am learning the guitar just for fun.
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- I was just about to call you.
मैं आपको फ़ोन करने ही वाला था।
- It is just a small mistake.
यह केवल एक छोटी भूल है।
- The judge's order was just.
न्यायाधीश का आदेश न्यायसंगत था।
- She just missed the bus.
उसकी बस बस थोड़े अंतर से छूट गई।
- Wait just a minute; I will get my bag.
बस एक मिनट रुकिए; मैं अपना बैग ले आता हूँ।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ He has just now left.
✓ He has just left.
Just now is used with the simple past; with the present perfect, only just is used.
'Just now' simple past के साथ आता है; present perfect के साथ केवल 'just' आता है।
✗ I just came yesterday.
✓ I came yesterday.
Just means a very short time ago, so it does not fit a definite past time like yesterday.
'Just' का अर्थ बहुत थोड़ी देर पहले है, इसलिए 'yesterday' जैसे निश्चित भूतकाल के साथ वह नहीं बैठता।
✗ It is a justice decision.
✓ It is a just decision.
Before a noun we need the adjective just, not the noun justice.
संज्ञा से पहले adjective 'just' चाहिए, noun 'justice' नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Just, only and merely all mean no more than, in different tones.
Just, only और merely का अर्थ 'केवल' है, पर स्वर अलग है।
¶Idioms 3
just as well
used to say that things have happened in a way that is lucky
अच्छा ही हुआ
- It is just as well you took an umbrella.
just in case
because of the possibility of something happening
एहतियात के तौर पर
- Take an extra pen, just in case.
just about
almost; very nearly
लगभग
- I have just about finished.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
just with the present perfect
In British English 'just' meaning 'a moment ago' is used with the present perfect: 'I have just eaten' (not 'I just ate', which is American). 'Just now' means a moment ago and takes the past simple: 'He left just now' (not 'He has left just now').
British English में 'a moment ago' अर्थ में 'just' present perfect के साथ आता है: 'I have just eaten' ('I just ate' American है)। 'Just now' का अर्थ 'अभी-अभी' है और इसके साथ past simple आता है: 'He left just now' ('He has left just now' नहीं)।
§Grammar and usage
'have just done' (present perfect) but 'did just now' (past simple); 'just now' never with the present perfect.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: 'have just done' (present perfect) पर 'did just now' (past simple); 'just now' कभी present perfect के साथ नहीं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Just as well, just in case, just about, just the job (exactly what is needed).
Idioms: just as well, just in case, just about, just the job (ठीक वही जो चाहिए)।
'Justice delayed is justice denied.'
कहावत 'Justice delayed is justice denied'।