adjust
//əˈd͡ʒʌst//
Forms
- present (v1)
- adjust
- past (v2)
- adjusted
- past participle (v3)
- adjusted
- present participle
- adjusting
- 3rd person singular
- adjusts
Definitions
1.To modify.
- Morimoto's recipes are adjusted to suit the American palate.
2.To improve or rectify.
- He adjusted his initial conclusion to reflect the new data.
3.To settle an insurance claim.
4.To change to fit circumstances.
- Most immigrants adjust quickly to a new community.
- She waited for her eyes to adjust to the darkness.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2464
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
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Etymology
From Middle English ajusten, borrowed from Middle French adjuster, or Old French, from Latin ad (“to, up to, towards”) + iustus (“correct, proper, exact”); Equivalent to ad- + just.
Probably influenced in sense by Old French ajouster (cf.