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Meaning of only just | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. recently; just now
  2. barely; by only a small margin

Equivalents

Bosanski jedva
Ελληνικά δεν
Suomi juuri ja juuri
Hrvatski jedva
Latina solummodo
Polski o mały włos
Српски jedva
Svenska med nöd och näppe nätt och jämnt
Українська щойно

Examples

“I've only just cleaned the floor, and you've made muddy tracks!”
“I got 51%, so I only just passed the exam.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

only too only, uniquely onomasiologically onomastically onomatologically onomatopoeically

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