What is the difference between just and right?
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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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, title= By a narrow margin; closely; nearly.
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, chapter=14 Exactly, perfectly.
Precisely.
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, title= (archaic) Straight, not bent.
Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.
Complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true.
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* Bishop Joseph Hall
Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
Healthy, sane, competent.
Real; veritable.
* Milton
(Australia) All right; not requiring assistance.
* 1986 David Williamson, "What If You Died Tomorrow," Collected plays , Volume 1, Currency Press, p310
* 2001 Catherine Menagé, Access to English, National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research, NSW: Sydney, p25
* 2001 Morris Gleitzman, Two weeks with the Queen, Pan Macmillan Australia, p75
(dated) Most favourable or convenient; fortunate.
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Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north. This arrow points to the right: ?
Designed to be placed or worn outward.
(politics) Pertaining to the political right; conservative.
On the right side.
Towards the right side.
Yes, that is correct; I agree.
I agree with whatever you say; I have no opinion.
(non-gloss definition).
(Used to check agreement at the end of an utterance).
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That which complies with justice, law or reason.
A legal or moral entitlement.
* (Samuel Taylor Coleridge) (1772-1834)
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, title= The right side or direction.
(politics) The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.
The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
To correct.
To set upright.
To return to normal upright position.
To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.
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Exactly, precisely.
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According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really.
In a correct manner.
To a great extent or degree.
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Right is a synonym of just.
As adjectives the difference between just and right
is that just is factually fair; right, correct; proper while right is straight, not bent.As adverbs the difference between just and right
is that just is only, simply, merely while right is on the right side.As nouns the difference between just and right
is that just is a joust, tournament while right is that which complies with justice, law or reason.As verbs the difference between just and right
is that just is to joust, fight a tournament while right is to correct.As an interjection right is
yes, that is correct; I agree.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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Synonyms
* merely, simply * barely, hardly, scarcelyDerived terms
* just folksEtymology 2
Variation of joust, presumably ultimately from (etyl) iuxta 'near, besides'.References
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(re-split by etym)Alternative forms
* (informal)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Adjective
(er)- a right line
- The kitchen counter formed a right angle with the back wall.
- I thought you'd made a mistake, but it seems you were right all along.
- It's not right that one person gets all the credit for the group's work.
- If there be no prospect beyond the grave, the inference is right , "Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die."
- there are some dispositions blame-worthy in men, which are yet, in a right sense, holily ascribed unto God; as unchangeableness, and irrepentance.
- Is this the right software for my computer?
- I'm afraid my father is no longer in his right mind.
- You've made a right mess of the kitchen!
- In this battle, the Britons never more plainly manifested themselves to be right barbarians.
- KIRSTY: I suppose you're hungry. Would you like something to eat? / KEN: No. I'm right , thanks.
- When the sales assistant sees the customer, she asks Are you right , sir?'' This means ''Are you all right? She wants to know if he needs any help.
- 'You lost?' / Colin spun round. Looking at him was a nurse, her eyebrows raised. / 'No, I'm right , thanks,' said Colin.'
- The lady has been disappointed on the right side.
- After the accident, her right leg was slighly shorter than her left.
- the right side of a piece of cloth
Synonyms
* (correctness) correct, just * dexter, dextral, right-hand * (politics) conservative, right-wing * (as a tag question) seeAntonyms
* (straightness) bowed, crooked, curved * (correctness) wrong * leftDerived terms
* a broken clock is right twice a day * alright, all right * do right by * in one's right mind * it's all right * right angle * right as a trivet * right as rain * right away * rightdom * righteous * right hand * right handed, right-handed * right-hand man * righthood * rightly * right-minded * rightness * right off * right off the bat * right of way * Right Reverend * right triangle * she'll be rightAdverb
(-)Interjection
(en interjection)- - After that interview, I don't think we should hire her.
- Right — who wants lunch?
- You're going, right ?
- Withnail: Right ... I'm gonna do the washing up.
Derived terms
* yeah rightNoun
(wikipedia right) (en noun)- There are no rights whatever, without corresponding duties.
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Synonyms
* (right side) starboard,Antonyms
* (legal or moral entitlement) duty, obligationDerived terms
* bragging rights * human rights * Miranda rights * rightful * right of first refusal * shop right * to the right * two wrongs don't make a right * two wrongs make a rightEtymology 2
(etyl) , from riht, from the same ultimate source as Etymology 1, above.Verb
(en verb)- Righting all the wrongs of the war will be impossible.
- The tow-truck righted what was left of the automobile.
- When the wind died down, the ship righted .
- to right the oppressed
- So just is God, to right the innocent.
- All experience hath shown that mankind are more disposed to suffer while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.
Derived terms
* (l) * (l) * (l) * (l)Adverb
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- The fog was right hard to see through so I was on Tom Pritchard before I saw him.
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