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adjust

/ʌdʒˈʌst/verb2 syllables

Adjust means: place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight.

Synonyms for adjust7

verb, as in place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight

align, aline, line up

verb, as in alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

set, correct

verb, as in adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

conform, adapt

What does adjust mean?5

verb

1

place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight“align the car with the curb”

2

alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard“Adjust the clock, please”

3

adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions“We must adjust to the bad economic situation”

4

make correspondent or conformable“Adjust your eyes to the darkness”

5

decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with adjust?17

three syllables

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Adjust in a sentence

  • Could you adjust the height of the table, please?Amastan
  • As is often said, it is difficult to adjust yourself to a new environment.CK
  • Man learned to adjust to, and in some ways to shape, his environment.unknown
  • When he left the navy, he found it hard to adjust to life ashore.CS
  • If you wait a while, your eyes will adjust to the dark.CK
  • You have to adjust your glasses to your eyes.Zifre
  • Our eyes take time to adjust to the darkness.CK
  • It took my eyes a moment to adjust to the darkness.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of adjust

as a verb

past tense
adjusted
present participle
adjusting
third-person singular
adjusts