Just vs. Right: Know the Difference
By Shumaila Saeed || Updated on December 29, 2023
Just often means fair or deserved, or refers to a precise moment, while right usually means correct, morally good, or a direction opposite of left.
Key Differences
Just implies fairness or accordance with morality, ethics, or law. Right often refers to what is correct, true, or appropriate in a given situation.
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In the context of time, just refers to something that has recently occurred or is about to occur. Right can denote correctness in judgment or action, emphasizing moral or ethical appropriateness.
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Just can also mean only or merely, suggesting a limitation or specificity. Right, in addition to its moral implications, can also refer to the direction opposite of left.
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In legal or ethical discussions, just is used to denote actions or decisions that are fair and morally sound. Right, apart from its directional meaning, can signify entitlements or freedoms guaranteed to individuals.
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Just is often used to emphasize the exactness or preciseness of a statement or action. Right can also refer to a correct answer or choice, aligning with factual accuracy or truth.
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Comparison Chart
Meaning
Fair, deserved, or precise moment.
Correct, morally good, or opposite of left.
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Usage in Time
Recently occurred or about to occur.
Not typically used to denote time.
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Connotation
Fairness, limitation, or specificity.
Correctness, moral goodness, direction.
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Legal/Ethical Use
Fair and morally sound actions/decisions.
Rights as entitlements or freedoms.
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Precision
Emphasis on exactness or preciseness.
Refers to factual accuracy or correctness.
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Just and Right Definitions
Right
The right answer to a question.
She chose the right card from the deck.
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Right
Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality
Do the right thing and confess.
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Factually right, correct; factual.
It is a just assessment of the facts.
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Right
Fitting, proper, or appropriate
It is not right to leave the party without saying goodbye.
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Morally right; upright, righteous, equitable; fair.
It looks like a just solution at first glance.
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Just
Only, simply, merely.
Plant just a few tomatoes, unless you can freeze or dry them.
He calls it vermilion, but it's just red to me.
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Right
Intended to be worn or positioned facing outward or toward an observer
The right side of the dress.
Made sure that the right side of the fabric was visible.
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Just
(sentence adverb) Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.
Just follow the directions on the box.
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Right
Of, belonging to, located on, or being the side of the body to the south when the subject is facing east.
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Used to convey a less serious or formal tone
I just called to say "hi".
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Just
Used to show humility.
Lord, we just want to thank You and praise Your Name.
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Right
Located on the right side of a person facing downstream
The right bank of a river.
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Just
Moments ago, recently.
They just left, but you may leave a message at the desk.
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Right
Formed by or in reference to a line or plane that is perpendicular to another line or plane.
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Just
By a narrow margin; closely; nearly.
The fastball just missed my head!
The piece just might fit.
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Just
Exactly, precisely, perfectly.
He wants everything just right for the big day.
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Conforming or conformable to rectitude or justice; not doing wrong to any; violating no right or obligation; upright; righteous; honest; true; - said both of persons and things.
There is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.
Just balances, just weights, . . . shall ye have.
How should man be just with God?
We know your grace to be a man.Just and upright.
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Not transgressing the requirement of truth and propriety; conformed to the truth of things, to reason, or to a proper standard; exact; normal; reasonable; regular; due; as, a just statement; a just inference.
Just of thy word, in every thought sincere.
The prince is here at hand: pleaseth your lordshipTo meet his grace just distance 'tween our armies.
He was a comely personage, a little above just stature.
Fire fitted with just materials casts a constant heat.
When allThe war shall stand ranged in its just array.
Their names alone would make a just volume.
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Just
Rendering or disposed to render to each one his due; equitable; fair; impartial; as, just judge.
Men are commonly so just to virtue and goodness as to praise it in others, even when they do not practice it themselves.
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Precisely; exactly; - in place, time, or degree; neither more nor less than is stated.
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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Right
The people and groups who advocate the adoption of conservative or reactionary measures, especially in government and politics. Also called right wing.
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Barely; merely; scarcely; only; by a very small space or time; as, he just missed the train; just too late.
A soft Etesian galeBut just inspired and gently swelled the sail.
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Used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting;
A just and lasting peace
A kind and just man
A just reward
His just inheritance
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Implying justice dictated by reason, conscience, and a natural sense of what is fair to all;
Equitable treatment of all citizens
An equitable distribution of gifts among the children
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Something that is due to a person or governmental body by law, tradition, or nature.
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Free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules;
A fair referee
Fair deal
On a fair footing
A fair fight
By fair means or foul
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Right
Something, especially humane treatment, claimed to be due to animals by moral principle.
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Just
Of moral excellence;
A genuinely good person
A just cause
An upright and respectable man
The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous
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An existing stockholder's legally protected claim to purchase additional shares in a corporation ahead of those who are not currently stockholders, especially at a cost lower than market value.
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Just
And nothing more;
I was merely asking
It is simply a matter of time
Just a scratch
He was only a child
Hopes that last but a moment
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Indicating exactness or preciseness;
He was doing precisely (or exactly) what she had told him to do
It was just as he said--the jewel was gone
It has just enough salt
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Just
Absolutely;
I just can't take it anymore
He was just grand as Romeo
It's simply beautiful!
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Just
By a small margin;
They could barely hear the speaker
We hardly knew them
Just missed being hit
Had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open
Would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave
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Just
Just a few people attended.
There were just five people at the meeting.
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Right
To put in or restore to an upright or proper position
They righted their boat.
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Right
To put in order or set right; correct
Measures designed to right generations of unfair labor practices.
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Right
(geometry) Of an angle, having a size of 90 degrees, or one quarter of a complete rotation; the angle between two perpendicular lines.
The kitchen counter formed a right angle with the back wall.
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(geometry) Of a geometric figure, incorporating a right angle between edges, faces, axes, etc.
A right triangle, a right prism, a right cone
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Complying with justice, correctness or reason; correct, just, true.
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.
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Right
Appropriate, perfectly suitable; fit for purpose.
Is this the right software for my computer?
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Right
Healthy, sane, competent.
I'm afraid my father is no longer in his right mind.
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Right
Real; veritable (used emphatically).
You've made a right mess of the kitchen!
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Right
Designating the side of the body which is positioned to the east if one is facing north. This arrow points to the reader's right: →
After the accident, her right leg was slightly shorter than her left.
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(geography) Designating the bank of a river (etc.) on one's right when facing downstream (i.e. facing forward while floating with the current); that is, the south bank of a river that flows eastward. If this arrow: ⥴ shows the direction of the current, the tilde is on the right side of the river.
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Right
Designed to be placed or worn outward.
The right side of a piece of cloth
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Right
Exactly, precisely.
The arrow landed right in the middle of the target.
Luckily we arrived right at the start of the film.
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Right
Immediately, directly.
Can't you see it? It's right beside you!
Tom was standing right in front of the TV, blocking everyone's view.
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Right
Very, extremely, quite.
I made a right stupid mistake there, didn't I?
I stubbed my toe a week ago and it still hurts right much.
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Right
To a great extent or degree.
Sir, I am right glad to meet you …
Members of the Queen's Privy Council are styled The Right Honourable for life.
The Right Reverend Monsignor Guido Sarducci.
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Right
Signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse.
- After that interview, I don't think we should hire her.
- Right — who wants lunch?
- Right — who wants lunch?
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Right
Used to check agreement at the end of an utterance.
You're going, right?
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Right
That which complies with justice, law or reason.
We're on the side of right in this contest.
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Right
A legal, just or moral entitlement.
You have no right to go through my personal diary.
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Right
The right side or direction.
The pharmacy is just on the right past the bookshop.
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Right
The authority to perform, publish, film, or televise a particular work, event, etc.; a copyright.
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Right
(politics) The ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group.
The political right holds too much power.
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Right
The outward or most finished surface, as of a coin, piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
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(surfing) A wave breaking from right to left (viewed from the shore).
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Right
(transitive) To correct.
Righting all the wrongs of the war immediately will be impossible.
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(transitive) To set upright.
The tow-truck righted what was left of the automobile.
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(intransitive) To return to normal upright position.
When the wind died down, the ship righted.
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(transitive) To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of.
To right the oppressed
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Right
Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone.
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Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right man in the right place; the right way from London to Oxford.
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Conformed to the constitution of man and the will of God, or to justice and equity; not deviating from the true and just; according with truth and duty; just; true.
That which is conformable to the Supreme Rule is absolutely right, and is called right simply without relation to a special end.
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Right
Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not spurious.
In this battle, . . . the Britons never more plainly manifested themselves to be right barbarians.
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According with truth; passing a true judgment; conforming to fact or intent; not mistaken or wrong; not erroneous; correct; as, this is the right faith.
You are right, Justice, and you weigh this well.
If there be no prospect beyond the grave, the inference is . . . right, "Let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we die."
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Right
Most favorable or convenient; fortunate.
The lady has been disappointed on the right side.
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Right
Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which the muscular action is usually stronger than on the other side; - opposed to left when used in reference to a part of the body; as, the right side, hand, arm. Also applied to the corresponding side of the lower animals.
Became the sovereign's favorite, his right hand.
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Right
Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well regulated; correctly done.
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Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side of a piece of cloth.
"Right," cries his lordship.
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In a right or straight line; directly; hence; straightway; immediately; next; as, he stood right before me; it went right to the mark; he came right out; he followed right after the guide.
Unto Dian's temple goeth she right.
Let thine eyes look right on.
Right across its track there lay,Down in the water, a long reef of gold.
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According to the law or will of God; conforming to the standard of truth and justice; righteously; as, to live right; to judge right.
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According to any rule of art; correctly.
You with strict discipline instructed right.
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Right
According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really; correctly; exactly; as, to tell a story right.
Right as it were a steed of Lumbardye.
His wounds so smarted that he slept right naught.
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In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely; highly; as, right humble; right noble; right valiant.
For which I should be right sorry.
[I] return those duties back as are right fit.
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Right
That which is right or correct.
Seldom your opinions err;Your eyes are always in the right.
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A just judgment or action; that which is true or proper; justice; uprightness; integrity.
Long love to her has borne the faithful knight,And well deserved, had fortune done him right.
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That to which one has a just claim.
There are no rights whatever, without corresponding duties.
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That which one has a legal or social claim to do or to exact; legal power; authority; as, a sheriff has a right to arrest a criminal.
Born free, he sought his right.
Hast thou not right to all created things?
Men have no right to what is not reasonable.
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Right
The right side; the side opposite to the left.
Led her to the Souldan's right.
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In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists. See Center, 5.
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The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of cloth, a carpet, etc.
He should himself use it by right.
I should have been a woman by right.
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Right
To bring or restore to the proper or natural position; to set upright; to make right or straight (that which has been wrong or crooked); to correct.
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To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the oppressed; to right one's self; also, to vindicate.
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.
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Right
To recover the proper or natural condition or position; to become upright.
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Hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship or boat, after careening.
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Right
An abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature;
They are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights
Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people
A right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away
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Right
(frequently plural) the interest possessed by law or custom in some intangible thing;
Mineral rights
Film rights
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Location near or direction toward the right side; i.e. the side to the south when a person or object faces east;
He stood on the right
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Those who support political or social or economic conservatism; those who believe that things are better left unchanged
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Anything in accord with principles of justice;
He feels he is in the right
The rightfulness of his claim
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The hand that is on the right side of the body;
He writes with his right hand but pitches with his left
Hit him with quick rights to the body
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Right
Make reparations or amends for;
Right a wrongs done to the victims of the Holocaust
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Right
Put in or restore to an upright position;
They righted the sailboat that had capsized
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Right
Free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth;
The correct answer
The correct version
The right answer
Took the right road
The right decision
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Right
Being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the east when facing north;
My right hand
Right center field
A right-hand turn
The right bank of a river is the bank on your right side when you are facing downstream
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Right
Socially right or correct;
It isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye
Correct behavior
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In conformance with justice or law or morality;
Do the right thing and confess
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Appropriate for a condition or occasion;
Everything in its proper place
The right man for the job
She is not suitable for the position
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In or into a satisfactory condition;
Things are right again now
Put things right
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Right
In accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure;
What's the right word for this?
The right way to open oysters
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Right
Of the side of cloth or clothing intended to face outward;
The right side of the cloth showed the pattern
Be sure your shirt is right side out
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Most suitable or right for a particular purpose;
A good time to plant tomatoes
The right time to act
The time is ripe for great sociological changes
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Right
Toward or on the right; also used figuratively;
He looked right and left
The party has moved right
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Right
In the right manner;
Please do your job properly!
Can't you carry me decent?
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Right
(Southern regional intensive) very;
The baby is mighty cute
He's mighty tired
It is powerful humid
That boy is powerful big now
They have a right nice place
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Right
In accordance with moral or social standards;
That serves him right
Do right by him
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Repeatedly Asked Queries
Can "just" be used to mean 'recently'?
Yes, "just" often refers to something that has recently happened.
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Can "right" indicate a direction?
Yes, "right" is commonly used to refer to the direction opposite of left.
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How is "just" used in a sentence?
"Just" can be used to indicate recentness, fairness, or limitation.
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What does "right" mean in ethical contexts?
In ethics, "right" refers to what is morally correct or good.
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Is "just" used in the context of fairness?
Yes, "just" can denote fairness or what is deserved.
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What does "doing the right thing" mean?
It means acting in a morally correct or ethical manner.
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Does "just" mean 'only' or 'merely'?
Yes, "just" can be used to suggest limitation or simplicity.
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Is "right" used to mean 'correct'?
Yes, "right" often means correct or accurate.
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Can "right" have multiple meanings?
Yes, "right" can mean correct, morally good, a legal entitlement, or a direction.
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Can "just" refer to a specific moment?
Yes, "just" can pinpoint a precise or exact moment.
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What is a "right" in legal terms?
Legally, a "right" is an entitlement or freedom granted to individuals.
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Can "just" imply exactness or precision?
Yes, "just" can emphasize the preciseness of an action or moment.
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Is "just" used in legal language?
Yes, particularly in the context of justice and fairness.
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Does "right" relate to factual accuracy?
Yes, "right" can refer to being factually correct.
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Is "just" often used in conversational English?
Yes, especially to indicate something recent or simple.
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How does "right" function in a directional sense?
"Right" is used to indicate the direction opposite of left.
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Can "just" mean 'exactly' or 'precisely'?
Yes, it can emphasize exactness in statements or actions.
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Can "right" be subjective in meaning?
In moral or ethical contexts, what is "right" can sometimes be subjective.
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Is "just" used in philosophical discussions?
Yes, particularly in discussions about justice and fairness.
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Does "right" imply legal correctness?
In legal contexts, "right" can imply correctness or legality.
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