justement
French, adverb/ʒys.tə.mɑ̃/
justement is spelled J-U-S-T-E-M-E-N-T (9 letters) and appears 48 times per million words in written French, the 1,739th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Justement is a French adverb meaning “precisely, exactly; accurately” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Avec justice”.
What does justement mean in English?
adverb
- 1
precisely, exactly; accurately
Regardez de près ce qui s'est passé dans ces dernières années : presque tout le monde a fait justement ce qu'il fallait le moins faire. 1920, Mercure de France, t. 142 (translation) Qu'est-ce que le bolchévisme ?
- 2
just (moments ago, recently), just then
Vous arrivez justement à l’heure qu’il faut.
- 3
actually, at that very moment
Tu as oublié ton billet? Justement, j'ai un nouveau billet pour toi.
- 4
rightly, justly; fairly
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Avec justice. 2. Dans la juste proportion, ni plus ni moins qu’il ne faut, précisément. 3. Qualifie qu'on vient de parler de telle ou telle chose/personne.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce justement?
- /ʒys.tə.mɑ̃/
- \ʒys.tə.mɑ̃\
- [ʒys.tə.mɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to justement
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is justement in French?
justement appears 48 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).