adjust (əˈdʒʌst
)
Definitions
verb
- (tr) to alter slightly, esp to achieve accuracy; regulate ⇒
to adjust the television
- to adapt, as to a new environment, etc
- (tr) to put into order
- (tr) insurance to determine the amount payable in settlement of (a claim)
Alternative Forms
adˈjustable adjective adˈjustably adverb adˈjuster nounWord Origin
C17: from Old French adjuster, from ad- to + juste right, justSynonyms
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adapt,
change,
settle,
convert,
alter,
accommodate,
dispose,
get used
accustom,
conform,
reconcile,
harmonize,
acclimatize,
familiarize yourself
attune,
Translations
- British English:
adjust
When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.We have been preparing our fighters to adjust themselves to civil society. I felt I had adjusted to the idea of being a mother very well.əˈdʒʌst VERB We have been preparing our fighters to adjust themselves to civil society. I felt I had adjusted to the idea of being a mother very well.
- Spanish:
ajustar
v
- French: s'ajuster vi
- German:
anpassen
v
- Chinese: 调节 v
- Arabic: يَضْبِطُ v
- Portuguese: ajustar v
- Russian: подгонять v
- Croatian: prilagoditi v
- Czech: přizpůsobit (se) v přizpůsobovat (se)
- Danish: justere v
- Dutch: aanpassen v
- Finnish: sopeutua v
- Greek: προσαρμόζω v
- Italian: regolare v
- Japanese: 順応する v
- Korean: 조정하다 v
- Norwegian: justere v
- Polish: dostosować v dostosowywać
- Brazilian Portuguese: ajustar v
- European Spanish:
ajustar
v
- Swedish: justera v
- Thai: ปรับตัว v
- Turkish: ayarlamak v
- Vietnamese: điều chỉnh v
Usage examples
He paused, allowing his eyes to adjust to the comparative gloom.
, LOST SUMMER (2002)They found that they do indeed adjust their flight paths to appear stationary.
New Scientist (2003)She was consumed with learning to speak English, raising four young children and trying to adjust to culture shock.
Globe and Mail (2003)And in Cuba, when a decree comes into being, there is little time to adjust.
Belfast Telegraph (2005)We therefore take about five days to adjust fully to a transatlantic flight crossing five time zones.
, COUNTING SHEEP: The Science and Pleasures of Sleep and Dreams (2002)