| Definitions of 'adjust' |
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1. (verb) adjust, set, correct
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
"Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
2. (verb) align, aline, line up, adjust
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
"align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"
3. (verb) adjust, conform, adapt
adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
"We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
4. (verb) adjust
make correspondent or conformable
"Adjust your eyes to the darkness"
5. (verb) adjust
decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
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| Definitions of 'adjust' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (verb) adjust
to make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust a garment to the body, or things to a standard
2. (verb) adjust
to put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system
3. (verb) adjust
to settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted
4. (verb) adjust
to bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope
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