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ad·just (ə just′)

transitive verb

  1. to change so as to fit, conform, make suitable, etc.
  2. to make accurate by regulating to adjust a watch
  3. to settle or arrange rightly to adjust accounts
  4. to resolve or bring into accord to adjust differences
  5. to decide how much is to be paid in settling (an insurance claim)
  6. Mil. to correct (the gun sight, one's aim, etc.) in firing

Etymology: ME ajusten < OFr ajoster, to join < a-, to + joster (see joust); infl. by OFr juste < L justus, just

intransitive verb

to come into conformity, as with one's surroundings; become suited, as to one's associates, circumstances, etc.

adjust Related Forms
ad·just′·able adjective ad·just′er noun or ad·jus′·tor
adjust Synonyms

adjust

v.

  1. To bring into agreement

    change, modify, alter, adapt, accommodate, settle, arrange, reconcile, conform, resolve, coordinate, regulate, harmonize, acclimate, accustom, get used to, acclimatize, habituate, accord, attune, rectify, patch up, arbitrate, mediate, redress, set right, put to rights, straighten, standardize, make correspond, gear to, make jibe*; see also accommodate 2.

  2. To settle a claim

    make an adjustment, make payment, arrange a settlement; see settle 9.

  3. To place or regulate parts

    regulate, set, repair, fix, put in order, tune, tune up, fine-tune, calibrate, synchronize, customize, connect, square, balance, stabilize, tighten, fit, focus, tailor, readjust, rectify, correct, mend, improve, overhaul, grind, sharpen, renovate, collate, bring into line, align, put in working order, temper, service, do a repair job, trouble-shoot, tweak*, revamp*, put in A-1 condition*.

adjust implies the bringing of things into proper relation through the use of skill or judgment to adjust brakes, to adjust differences; adapt implies a modification to suit new conditions and suggests flexibility to adapt oneself to a new environment; accommodate implies a subordinating of one thing to the needs of another and suggests concession or compromise he accommodated his walk to the halting steps of his friend; conform means to bring into or act in harmony with some standard pattern, principle, etc. to conform to specifications

adjust Usage Examples

Object

  • seasoning: Allow to cool, discard the herbs, then add the port, lemon juice and mushrooms and adjust the seasoning if necessary.
  • brightness: For example, you may wish to adjust brightness, contrast, or color, within selected areas.
  • screw: You had to adjust the screw on the top to alter the pressure on the top roller.
  • height: Set the post in place, and adjust the height as necessary with more mix.
  • pH: It is also advisable when growing in rockwool slab culture to flush the salt out every 2 weeks with pH adjusted plain water.
  • setting: You will need to get your administrator to adjust the settings of your VLE to allow Content Packages of up to 100 megabytes.

Modifying Another Word

  • seasonally: Or whatever the latest seasonally adjusted figure might be.
  • accordingly: A Belimo motor is linked to a wall switch or small control panel to allow the light to be adjusted accordingly.
  • automatically: The length of the slideshow can be automatically adjusted to the length of the audio.
  • manually: Alternatively you can, of course, manually adjust the size of the text with your web browser.

Infinitive complement

  • suit: Fan speed can be adjusted to suit individual needs.
  • compensate: Rubber feet which can be adjusted to compensate for uneven floors makes the scale stable.
  • reflect: At the end of that year, entitlements are adjusted to reflect actual income.
  • fit: The multiple slots can be adjusted to fit your baby.
  • accommodate: These issues also emerged in the CP Sector and the rules adjusted to accommodate.
  • cope: In addition, San are not well adjusted socially to cope with widespread AIDS infection, or to prevent it.

Present participle complement

  • accord: Long Range Focus The focal distance of the spot can be freely adjusted according to the application.

Preposition: in

  • accordance: The decisions of this commission would be published monthly, and payments would be adjusted in accordance with them.

Preposition: for

  • inflation: The registered PCT populations on the database have not been adjusted for list inflation.
  • bias: Adjusting for biases in the individual studies did not alter the conclusions, nor did subset analysis of Stage I patients.