Difference Just and Only
I am confuse what the difference between only and just.
when we should use only and when we should use just?
I need help...

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Sometimes ‘only’ has the same meaning as ‘just’.
 
The word 'just', when used as an adverb, has four meanings:

1. Very recently 
'I've just heard the news'.

2. Exactly 
'That's just what you need'.

3. Barely
‘I just managed to catch my train. It left 10 seconds after I got on it.’

4. Only 
'He just speaks English.'

You can replace 'just' with 'only' in sentence 4 :

'He just speaks English’ / 'He only speaks English',

but you can't use 'only' in any of the other three sentences.

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If you have looked into English dictionary "just" also means "simply" and "immediately" but "only" means just simply "one" and "alone".

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