Meaning

4 senses

  1. (transitive)To modify.

    Morimoto's recipes are adjusted to suit the American palate.

    anpassen, abstimmen, ausrichten

    регули́роватьregulírovatʹ, отрегули́роватьotregulírovatʹ, настра́иватьnastráivatʹ

  2. (transitive)To improve or rectify.

    He adjusted his initial conclusion to reflect the new data.

    berichtigen, nachbessern

    подстра́иватьpodstráivatʹ, подстро́итьpodstróitʹ

  3. (transitive)To settle an insurance claim.

    decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim

  4. (intransitive)To change to fit circumstances.

    Most immigrants adjust quickly to a new community.

    She waited for her eyes to adjust to the darkness.

    anpassen, einfügen, einleben

Examples

261 sentences

  1. She asked him to adjust the TV set.

    Вона попросила його настоїти телевізор.

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  2. Fortunately, my son quickly adjusted to life in his new school.

    На щастя, мій син швидко призвичаївся до життя у своїй новій школі.

    ruК счастью, мой сын быстро освоился в новой школе.

    deGlücklicherweise stellte sich mein Sohn schnell auf das Leben in seiner neuen Schule ein.

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  3. Everybody has to adjust.

    Всі мають пристосовуватися.

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  4. Everyone has to adjust.

    Всі мають пристосовуватися.

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  5. Some people adjust easily.

    Деякі люди пристосовуються легко.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
to modify:
to improve or rectify:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to modify:
to improve or rectify:
to change to fit circumstances:

Origin

From Middle English ajusten, borrowed from Middle French adjuster, or Old French, from Lat

From Middle English ajusten, borrowed from Middle French adjuster, or Old French, from Latin ad (“to, up to, towards”) + iustus (“correct, proper, exact”); Equivalent to ad- + just. Probably influenced in sense by Old French ajouster (cf. modern ajouter), from Vulgar Latin *adiuxtāre, from Latin iuxta. The Middle English originally meant "to correct, remedy" in the late 14th century, and was reborrowed from Middle French in the early 17th century. According to another view on the etymology, the word was actually derived from Old French ajouster and then supposedly later influenced by folk etymology from Latin iustus; if so, it is a doublet of adjute.

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Forms

adjusts, adjusting, adjusted, adjusted
Base formadjust · to adjust
3rd person singularadjusts
Present participleadjusting
Past simpleadjusted
Past participleadjusted

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyadjust
he, she, itadjusts

Past simpleLesson

all personsadjusted

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave adjusted
he, she, ithas adjusted

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill adjust

Synonyms

12 synonyms
to modify something:changeA1editB2modifyB1setA1measureB1
accommodate
Close in meaning
  • adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions:conformadapt
  • alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard:setcorrect
  • place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight:alignalineline up

Word family

21 related words
Relatedadjustiveadjustableadjustmentadjusteradjustor
Derivedadjustabilityadjustageadjusting entryautoadjustcoadjustdisadjustmaladjustmicroadjustmisadjustnonadjustingoveradjustpreadjustreadjustself-adjustingunderadjustwell-adjusted

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
adjudgeadjunctadjustableC1adjustmentB2admin
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