adjust

CEFRB1

/əˈd͡ʒʌst/

verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To change something slightly so it works or fits better.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To improve or rectify.

Examples

  • Watch out for sharp bends and adjust your speed accordingly.

  • You are a busy man, so I will adjust myself to your schedule.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /əɖˈdʒəʂʈ/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To settle an insurance claim.

  2. To modify.

  3. To change to fit circumstances.

More examples

In context

  • You have to adjust your glasses to your eyes.

  • He adjusted his initial conclusion to reflect the new data.

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

Synonyms

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Origin

verb

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.