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verb (used with object)
1.
to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate: to adjust expenses to income.
2.
to put in good working order; regulate; bring to a proper state or position: to adjust an instrument.
3.
to settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result: to adjust our differences.
4.
Insurance. to determine the amount to be paid in settlement of (a claim).
5.
EXPANDto systematize.
6.
COLLAPSEMilitary. to correct the elevation or deflection of (a gun).
verb (used without object)
7.
to adapt oneself; become adapted: They had no problems in adjusting at the new school.
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Adjusting
is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English ajusten < Anglo-French ajuster, Old French aj(o)uster to make conform to, verbal derivative, with a- a-5, of juste right, just1, influenced in sense by ajouter, ajoster to add < Late Latin adjuxtāre; see ad-, juxta-
1350–1400; Middle English ajusten < Anglo-French ajuster, Old French aj(o)uster to make conform to, verbal derivative, with a- a-5, of juste right, just1, influenced in sense by ajouter, ajoster to add < Late Latin adjuxtāre; see ad-, juxta-
Related forms
mis·ad·just, verb
o·ver·ad·just, verb
pre·ad·just, verb (used with object)
self-ad·just·ing, adjective
Synonyms
2. set; repair, fix. Adjust, adapt, alter in their literal meanings imply making necessary or desirable changes (as in position, shape, or the like). To adjust is to move into proper position for use: to adjust the eyepiece of a telescope. To adapt is to make a change in character, to make something useful in a new way: to adapt a paper clip for a hairpin. To alter is to change the appearance but not the use: to alter the height of a table. 3. arrange; rectify; reconcile.
2. set; repair, fix. Adjust, adapt, alter in their literal meanings imply making necessary or desirable changes (as in position, shape, or the like). To adjust is to move into proper position for use: to adjust the eyepiece of a telescope. To adapt is to make a change in character, to make something useful in a new way: to adapt a paper clip for a hairpin. To alter is to change the appearance but not the use: to alter the height of a table. 3. arrange; rectify; reconcile.
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