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adjust::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | adapt, conform |
| Type of | get used to |
| Has types | match, readapt, acclimatise, assimilate, acclimatize, readjust, square, obey, focalise, acclimate, focus, focalize |
| Derivation | adjustive, adjustment |
We must adjust to the bad economic situation.
adjust::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | correct, set |
| Type of | alter, change, modify |
| Has types | zero in, align, attune, calibrate, citify, coordinate, decompress, depressurise, depressurize, fine-tune, fit, focalise, focalize, proportion, readjust, reconcile, regulate, reset, set, sharpen, sync, synchronise, synchronize, temper, time, trim, tune, tune up, zero, focus, graduate, harmonise, harmonize, justify, linearise, linearize, match, modulate, ordinate, plumb, pressurise, pressurize |
| Derivation | adjuster, adjustive, adjustment, adjustable |
adjust::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | adjudicate, settle, resolve, decide |
| Derivation | adjustment, adjustor |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | accommodate, adapt |
| Derivation | adjustable, adjustment |
Examples of adjust
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The funds invest in loans with interest rates that adjust according to an index.
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You also have to have the ability to make changes and adjust to your weaknesses.
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When you've been in this game long enough, you figure out how to adjust quickly.
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The Modesto Irrigation District must adjust lines in time for the 2013 election.
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You adjust the amount of gasoline sent to the engine to maintain a stable speed.
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The Shocker newcomers spent the past two months adjust to Division I basketball.
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That's why their ability to quickly adjust to the Eastern threat is so critical.
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Do not be afraid to adjust the policy as needed if it is inadequate or outdated.
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That's meant the Kings have looked uncertain on offense as the newcomers adjust.
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- Alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
- 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"
- Adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
- Make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the darkness"
- Decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
- (adjusted) altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation; "an adjusted insurance claim"; "the car runs more smoothly with the timing adjusted"
- (Adjustment (law)) In law, the term adjustment may appear in varied contexts, as a synonym for terms with unrelated definitions: Adjust: quoting BALLENTINE'S LAW DICTIONARY Copyright (c) 1969 Lexis Law Publishing, a division of Reed Elsevier, plc. #. ...
- To modify; To improve or rectify; To settle an insurance claim
- (adjustment) a small change; a minor correction; a modification; The behavioural process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment
