adjust verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes

Definition of adjust verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and ... Togglenavigation Redeem Upgrade Help Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Signin Dictionaries Dictionarieshome English AmericanEnglish Academic Collocations German-English Grammar Grammarhome PracticalEnglishUsage Learn&PractiseGrammar(Beta) WordLists WordListshome MyWordLists Topics Recentadditions Resources Resourceshome TextChecker Redeem Upgrade Help TOP English English AmericanEnglish AcademicEnglish Collocations PracticalEnglishUsage German-English English-German English AmericanEnglish Entersearchtext DefinitionofadjustverbfromtheOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary adjustverb OPALW /əˈdʒʌst/ /əˈdʒʌst/VerbFormspresentsimpleI/you/we/theyadjust /əˈdʒʌst/ /əˈdʒʌst/he/she/itadjusts /əˈdʒʌsts/ /əˈdʒʌsts/pastsimpleadjusted /əˈdʒʌstɪd/ /əˈdʒʌstɪd/pastparticipleadjusted /əˈdʒʌstɪd/ /əˈdʒʌstɪd/-ingformadjusting /əˈdʒʌstɪŋ/ /əˈdʒʌstɪŋ/Idioms jumptootherresults  [transitive]tochangesomethingslightlytomakeitmoresuitableforanewsetofconditionsortomakeitworkbetteradjustsomethingWatchoutforsharpbendsandadjustyourspeedaccordingly.Thisbuttonisforadjustingthevolume.Thebrakesneedtobeadjusted.adjustsomethingtosomethingAdjustyourlanguagetotheageofyouraudience.ExtraExamplesItisimportanttohaveequipmentthatcanbefinelyadjusted.Thisestimatemayhavetobeadjusteddownwards.Salariesareadjustedforinflation.Childrenaresensitivetofamilyattitudesandadjusttheirattitudesaccordingly.OxfordCollocationsDictionaryadverbslightlyfinelyautomatically…prepositionforSeefullentry Questionsaboutgrammarandvocabulary? FindtheanswerswithPracticalEnglishUsageonline,yourindispensableguidetoproblemsinEnglish. Joinus JoinourcommunitytoaccessthelatestlanguagelearningandassessmenttipsfromOxfordUniversityPress! Definitionsonthego Lookupanywordinthedictionaryoffline,anytime,anywherewiththeOxfordAdvancedLearner’sDictionaryapp. Wanttolearnmore? FindoutwhichwordsworktogetherandproducemorenaturalsoundingEnglishwiththeOxfordCollocationsDictionaryapp.  [intransitive,transitive]togetusedtoanewsituationbychangingthewayyoubehaveand/orthinksynonymadaptThey'llbefine—theyjustneedtimetoadjust.adjusttosomethingAfterawhilehiseyesadjustedtothedark.adjusttodoingsomethingIttookherawhiletoadjusttolivingalone.Itcanbedifficulttoadjusttobeingaparent.adjustyourselftosomethingYou'llquicklyadjustyourselftostudentlife.Myeyeswerestilltryingtoadjustthemselvestothestrongsunlight.ExtraExamplesShewillgraduallyadjusttohernewrole.Itmaytakealittletimetoadjusttotheclimatehere.OxfordCollocationsDictionaryadverbquicklyrapidlygradually…verb+adjustbedifficulttobehardtoneedtimeto…prepositiontoSeefullentry [transitive]adjustsomethingtomovesomethingslightlysothatitlooksneaterorfeelsmorecomfortableHesmoothedhishairandadjustedhistie.seealsowelladjustedWordOriginearly17thcent.(inthesenses‘harmonizediscrepancies’and‘assesslossordamages’):fromobsoleteFrenchadjuster,fromOldFrenchajoster‘toapproximate’,basedonLatinad-‘to’+juxta‘near’.Idiomskindlyadjust(IndianEnglish)(mainlyinwriting)usedtoacknowledgeandapologizeforsomethingthatcausesproblemsordifficultiesandaskpeopletoacceptandadapttothesituationThestorewillbeclosedthisafternoonduetostaffingshortages.Kindlyadjust.SeeadjustintheOxfordAdvancedAmericanDictionarySeeadjustintheOxfordLearner'sDictionaryofAcademicEnglishCheckpronunciation: adjust Nearbywords adjunctnoun adjureverb adjustverb adjustableadjective adjustablespannernoun viewpoint noun     FromtheWordlist Oxford5000 B2 OxfordLearner'sDictionariesWordoftheDay