Definitions for adjust
əˈdʒʌstad·just

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. adjust, set, correct(verb)

   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. align, aline, line up, adjust(verb)

   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. adjust, conform, adapt(verb)

   adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

   "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"

4. adjust(verb)

   make correspondent or conformable

   "Adjust your eyes to the darkness"

5. adjust(verb)

   decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. adjust(Verb)

   To modify.

   Morimoto's recipes are adjusted to suit the American palate.

   Etymology: From adjuster, from ad + iustus

2. adjust(Verb)

   To improve or rectify.

   He adjusted his initial conclusion to reflect the new data.

   Etymology: From adjuster, from ad + iustus

3. adjust(Verb)

   To settle an insurance claim.

   Etymology: From adjuster, from ad + iustus

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Adjust(verb)

   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. Adjust(verb)

   to put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system

3. Adjust(verb)

   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. Adjust(verb)

   to bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Adjust

   ad-just′, v.t. to arrange properly (with to): to regulate: to settle.—adj. Adjust′able.—n. Adjust′ment, arrangement. [O. Fr. ajouster—Low L. adjuxtāre, to put side by side—L. juxta, near].

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. adjust

   An order to the observer or spotter to initiate an adjustment on a designated target.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. adjust

   To change, improve or regulate.

   They did adjust the temperature and had a balanced temperature at the office.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 7, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'adjust' in Verbs Frequency: #590

How to pronounce adjust?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of adjust in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of adjust in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of adjust in a Sentence

1. Chief Executive Officer Soren Schroder:

   Northern Hemisphere oilseed processing margins and grain exports will be pressured until markets adjust to the increased level of global supplies.

2. Frank Rich:

   You never criticize a war hero like John McCain, you never say Muslims should be banned from the country, you never use misogynistic language, he's changed the narrative, and our media don't adjust so easily to changes in narrative. He's just kept blindsiding everyone.

3. Paul McDade:

   It feels more like a 1986 than a 2008. It's a more fundamental shift. 2008 was a financial crisis, today is very different. We have oversupply, that's structural and takes longer to adjust to.

4. Mordechai Anielewicz:

   The most difficult struggle of all is the one within ourselves. Let us not get accustomed and adjusted to these conditions. The one who adjusts ceases to discriminate between good and evil. He becomes a slave in body and soul. Whatever may happen to you, remember always: Don’t adjust! Revolt against the reality!

5. Novak Djokovic:

   He started figuring out the strategy and I had to adjust and I had to change.

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