Matching Pairs just and its usesOnline version different uses of just by Miguel Ángel Ruíz González 1 For emphasis 2 Just be quiet, please. 3 To mean exactly 4 It was just a mistake. 5 To mean only 6 Thank you for the CD, it’s just what I wanted. It just makes me bored. this is an example of exactly this is an exmple of emphasis: He is just like his father this is an example of only Just turn it off!