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adjust English

Meaning adjust meaning

What does adjust mean?
Definitions in simple English

adjust Verb

— If you adjust something, you change it a little so that it fits or works better. I had to adjust the cupboard door so that is would close easily. — If you adjust, you change the way you behave or think to suit a new situation. I had to adjust to the way of living here. They found it hard adjusting to life in a new country.

adjust

— verb (= correct) alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard Adjust the clock, please correct the alignment of the front wheels — verb (= conform, adapt) adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions We must adjust to the bad economic situation — verb (= align) place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight align the car with the curb align the sheets of paper on the table — verb make correspondent or conformable Adjust your eyes to the darkness — verb decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim

Synonyms adjust synonyms

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adjust English » English

adapt arrange regulate correct fit settle modify straighten set accommodate fix alter align tune repair rectify put in order conform change line up assimilate reconcile improve coordinate amend vary square mend harmonize control aline trim tidy suit revise redress put right order match gear compose attune array adjustment unweave untwine unite tune up true transmit

Topics adjust topics

What do people use adjust to talk about?
Physical actions Arrange

Organize
Language and thought Communication Mass communication

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Conjugation adjust conjugation

How do you conjugate adjust?

adjust · verb

Examples adjust examples

How do I use adjust in a sentence?

Simple sentences

You have to adjust your glasses to your eyes.
Our eyes take time to adjust to the darkness.
Adjust the microscope's focus.
I found it pretty hard to adjust to my new surroundings.
They lived high on the hog for so long, and now they can't adjust to a simple life without luxuries.
Every Sunday, Takashi loves to adjust his car's engine.
Adjust the focus of the microscope.
You are a busy man, so I will adjust my schedule to yours.
It took my eyes a moment to adjust to the darkness.
Intelligence is the ability to adjust to changes.
Adjust your sights.
To adjust the door, we use shims.
People should give their eyes about 30 minutes to adjust to the dark.
Please adjust the television picture.
Shinji found it very difficult to adjust himself to life in the new school. However, the fact that he was an EVA pilot made him popular.
I must adjust my watch. It's slow.
He found it very difficult to adjust himself to life in the new school.
Adjust the brakes.
You can adjust game configuration options when starting the game for the first time.
Could you tell me how to adjust the volume?

Movie subtitles

Unfortunately, at this time, I'm not gonna be able to adjust the starting salary.
And a date three months from now, where we can review my performance and adjust my pay accordingly, because I know I'm gonna be indispensable to you.
You can adjust yourself, Baron Krog.
Now, you mustn't talk that way, you must adjust yourselves.
Got to clean and adjust the points.
I used to toss a scoop of ice cream in the air adjust for wind drift, velocity, altitude, and, wham, in the cone every time.
Adjust your saddles and equipment!
There were things to adjust myself to later on.
Adjust to the fact that I'm captain of the Belinda.
Adjust your equipment accordingly.
His brain will take some time to adjust.
Why don't you give her a while to adjust to the idea?
There's an interesting social life once you adjust yourself to it.
He suggested the captain use the time to adjust himself to civilization.
I have to adjust it or else it's useless.
The trousers are a bit tight but. They have side tabs. I can adjust them.
Adjust your saddles and lift your equipment, men. Adjust your saddles and lift your equipment, men.
Here's the button to adjust your seat. Here's the switch for your reading light, when you want it.
How could I stand up in the court now, adjust my gown and prattle about the Rights of Man?
To adjust to certain truths and not let them bother me.
Dear Major, you will have to adjust a little.
It would be less complicated to adjust your index of refraction.
They also announced that they won't adjust the exchange rates. So an increase on the public tax is unavoidable.
Allow him to adjust himself.
I want to adjust the reflector.
You will adjust yourselves to conditions as you find them, like it or not.
So I can adjust, next time.
If he tells the cops, we will adjust this matter under him, and then our goose is ready.
Joyce hasn't planned on having you here so she's finding it difficult to adjust to something new.
You'll have plenty of time to adjust family relationships after I've gone.
If you can't hear me in the back of the room, please raise your hand and adjust the volume control.
And if I adjust them?

News and current affairs

These countries will need to undertake major changes in their policies to adjust to today's new realities.
If the US dollar weakens in relation with other major currencies, China may not need to adjust RMB's nominal rate for quite a while.
The problem for whoever is elected president in 2008 will be to find appropriate realistic means to advance democratic values and adjust official rhetoric accordingly.
In Iraq alone, the administration misestimated the threat of WMD, failed to plan adequately for the occupation, and then proved unable to adjust quickly when things went wrong.
The US and the rest of Asia must not merely adjust to China; they must seek to shape a China that plays by the rules.
Established TNC's, and their home countries, will need to adjust to this new constellation of forces and its implications for the world market.
In the short run, it is technically difficult to adjust consumption.
But women, too, must adjust.
In all parts of the world, cultures have had to adjust to the changes in economic organization, technology, and scientific knowledge of the past two hundred years.
As in other parts of the world, culture in these countries has shown its vibrancy and also its capacity to adjust to changing conditions.
Smart taxes should be phased in gradually to allow households and firms time to adjust and for new technologies to come on stream.
Though the new emphasis on this important topic is welcome, how to deliver the funding, technology, and knowledge that countries, communities, and ecosystems need to adjust to climate change requires further articulation.
Also, little is known about how fast our societies will be able to adjust to the future changes if we can see them coming.
More prosaically, leaders with contextual intelligence, like surfers, have the ability to judge and adjust to new waves and ride them successfully.
Gradually, this would become the norm, and tradition would adjust accordingly.
Countries like Japan do not have to change their cultures to address their educational shortcomings; they simply have to adjust their policies and practices.
As humans, we are highly evolved to adjust to our surroundings: we tend to adapt to a culture, well-conceived or not, and lose sight of its failings.
Even if Hezbollah can adjust to the Arab Spring, it fears the winter with Israel that might follow.
Greece, Ireland, Portugal, and even Italy are often cited as countries that might benefit from being able to pursue an independent monetary policy and allow their currencies to adjust to more competitive levels.
Forces of adjustment are at work in the Chinese economy, so foreign perceptions need to adjust as well.
Europeans have to adjust to it, rise to its challenges, and confront competition from the emerging powers.

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