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- [uh-juhst-muh nt]
- /əˈdʒʌst mənt/
- /əˈdʒʌst.mənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-juhst-muh nt]
- /əˈdʒʌst mənt/
Definitions of adjustment word
- countable noun adjustment An adjustment is a small change that is made to something such as a machine or a way of doing something. 3
- countable noun adjustment An adjustment is a change in a person's behaviour or thinking. 3
- noun adjustment the act of adjusting or state of being adjusted 3
- noun adjustment a control for regulating 3
- noun adjustment an adjusting or being adjusted 3
- noun adjustment a means or device by which parts are adjusted to one another 3
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Origin of adjustment
First appearance:
before 1635 One of the 43% oldest English words
First recorded in 1635-45; adjust + -ment
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Adjustment
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
adjustment popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% 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".
adjustment usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for adjustment
noun adjustment
- regulation — a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
- arrangement — Arrangements are plans and preparations which you make so that something will happen or be possible.
- readjustment — an act of readjusting or the state of being readjusted.
- modification — an act or instance of modifying.
- alteration — An alteration is a change in or to something.
Antonyms for adjustment
noun adjustment
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
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