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readjust

re·ad·just
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ree-uh-juhst]
    • /ˌri əˈdʒʌst/
    • /ˌriː.əˈdʒʌst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ree-uh-juhst]
    • /ˌri əˈdʒʌst/

Definitions of readjust word

  • verb with object readjust to adjust again or anew; rearrange. 1
  • transitive verb readjust alter settings of 1
  • intransitive verb readjust person: get used to sth new 1
  • verb readjust When you readjust to a new situation, usually one you have been in before, you adapt to it. 0
  • verb readjust If you readjust the level of something, your attitude to something, or the way you do something, you change it to make it more effective or appropriate. 0
  • verb readjust If you readjust something such as a piece of clothing or a mechanical device, you correct or alter its position or setting. 0

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Origin of readjust

First appearance:

before 1735
One of the 48% newest English words
First recorded in 1735-45; re- + adjust

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Parts of speech for Readjust

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

readjust popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for readjust

verb readjust

  • adapt — If you adapt to a new situation or adapt yourself to it, you change your ideas or behaviour in order to deal with it successfully.
  • adjust — When you adjust to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
  • balance — If you balance something somewhere, or if it balances there, it remains steady and does not fall.
  • bring into line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
  • calibrate — If you calibrate an instrument or tool, you mark or adjust it so that you can use it to measure something accurately.

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