Firm vs Just - What's the difference?
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(UK, business) A business partnership; the name under which it trades.
(business, economics) A business enterprise, however organized.
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steadfast, secure, hard (in position)
* It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.
fixed (in opinion)
* He was firm that selling his company would a good choice and didn't let anyone talk him out of it.
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solid, rigid (material state)
To make firm or strong; fix securely.
To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.
To become firm; stabilise.
To improve after decline.
Aust. To shorten (of betting odds).
Factually ; right, correct; proper.
Morally ; upright; righteous, equitable.
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Only, simply, merely.
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, title= (sentence adverb) (Used to reduce the force of an imperative); simply.
(speech act) (Used to convey a less serious or formal tone)
(speech act) (Used to show humility).
(degree) absolutely, positively
Moments ago, recently.
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, chapter=14 Exactly, perfectly.
Precisely.
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Firm is a related term of just.
As a noun firm
is (uk|business) a business partnership; the name under which it trades.As an adjective firm
is steadfast, secure, hard (in position).As a verb firm
is to make firm or strong; fix securely.As a proper noun just is
, cognate to english justus.firm
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)End of the peer show, passage=Finance is seldom romantic. But the idea of peer-to-peer lending comes close. This is an industry that brings together individual savers and lenders on online platforms.
Etymology 2
(etyl) ferme, from (etyl) ferme, from (etyl) .Adjective
(er)- a firm''' believer; a '''firm''' friend; a '''firm adherent
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- firm''' flesh; '''firm''' muscles, '''firm''' wood; '''firm land (i.e. not soft and marshy)
Derived terms
* firm up * firmish * firmly * firmness * firmwareVerb
(en verb)Anagrams
* * ----just
English
(wikipedia just)Etymology 1
From (etyl) juste, from (etyl) juste, from (etyl) . Cognate with Dutch & Scottish juist, French juste etc.Adjective
- It is a just assessment of the facts.
- It looks like a just solution at first glance.
- We know your grace to be a man / Just and upright.
Synonyms
* fair * upright * righteous * equitableAntonyms
* unjustDerived terms
* justly * justnessAdverb
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- And having just enough, not covet more.
- The god Pan guided my hand just to the heart of the beast.
- To-night, at Herne's oak, just 'twixt twelve and one.
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