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adjust

ad·just
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uh-juhst]
    • /əˈdʒʌst/
    • /əˈdʒʌst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uh-juhst]
    • /əˈdʒʌst/

Definitions of adjust word

  • verb adjust When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas. 3
  • verb adjust If you adjust something, you change it so that it is more effective or appropriate. 3
  • verb adjust If you adjust something such as your clothing or a machine, you correct or alter its position or setting. 3
  • verb adjust If you adjust your vision or if your vision adjusts, the muscles of your eye or the pupils alter to cope with changes in light or distance. 3
  • verb adjust to alter slightly, esp to achieve accuracy; regulate 3
  • verb adjust to adapt, as to a new environment, etc 3

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Origin of adjust

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English ajusten < Anglo-French ajuster, Old French aj(o)uster to make conform to, verbal derivative, with a- a-5, of juste right, just1, influenced in sense by ajouter, ajoster to add < Late Latin adjuxtāre; see ad-, joust

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Adjust

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

adjust popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

adjust usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for adjust

verb adjust

  • conform — If something conforms to something such as a law or someone's wishes, it is of the required type or quality.
  • fine-tune — to tune (a radio or television receiver) to produce the optimum reception for the desired station or channel by adjusting a control knob or bar.
  • accustom — If you accustom yourself or another person to something, you make yourself or them become used to it.
  • fix — to repair; mend.
  • modify — to change somewhat the form or qualities of; alter partially; amend: to modify a contract.

Antonyms for adjust

verb adjust

  • disarrange — to disturb the arrangement of; disorder; unsettle.
  • disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
  • disperse — to drive or send off in various directions; scatter: to disperse a crowd.
  • ruinruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
  • scatter — to throw loosely about; distribute at irregular intervals: to scatter seeds.

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