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adjust - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'adjust' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Adjust [ v. t.]
- 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.
- To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system.
- To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted.
- To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope.

Meaning of 'adjust' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . adjust [ v]
Meaning (1):
- alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
Example in sentence:
  • Adjust the clock, please;
  • correct the alignment of the front wheels
Meaning (2):
- make correspondent or conformable
Example in sentence:
  • Adjust your eyes to the darkness
Meaning (3):
- place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
Example in sentence:
  • align the car with the curb;
  • align the sheets of paper on the table
Meaning (4):
- adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
Example in sentence:
  • We must adjust to the bad economic situation