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adjust
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
adjusts; adjusted; adjusting
adjusts; adjusted; adjusting
Learner's definition of ADJUST
1
[+ object]
a : to change (something) in a minor way so that it works bette校准；调节；校正
- The car is easier to drive since the clutch was adjusted.调校离合器之后，车更好开了。
- I adjusted the volume on the radio.我调了一下收音机的音量。
b : to change the position of (something)调整（位置）
- He adjusted his glasses/tie.他调整了一下眼镜/领带。
- She adjusted the car seat so she could reach the pedals.她调整车座以便能够踩到踏板。
2
: to change in order to work or do better in a new situation（使）适应 — often + to — see also well-adjusted
[no object]
- Going to a new school can be difficult, but the kids will eventually adjust.孩子们到一所新学校会遇到困难，但他们终究会适应的。
- The kids will eventually adjust to the new school.孩子们最终会适应新学校的。
- Our eyes gradually adjusted to the darkness of the cave.我们的眼睛渐渐适应了洞里的黑暗。
- It's hard to adjust to the idea that she's gone.她走了，一下子让人很难适应。
[+ object]
- It's hard to adjust myself to the idea that she's gone.她走了，这让我很难适应。
3
: to make an amount or number more exact by considering other information（综合其他信息）调整（数字或数量） — usually + for
[+ object]
- He actually makes less money now than he did 10 years ago, when you adjust his salary for inflation. [=when you calculate what his salary would be without inflation]如果将通胀因素考虑在内的话他现在挣的钱实际上比10年前少。
[no object]
- He makes less money now, when you adjust for inflation, than he did 10 years ago.如果将通胀因素考虑在内的话，他现在挣的钱实际上比10年前少。
— adjuster
noun, plural adjusters [count] — see also insurance adjuster, loss adjuster
Synonyms
Example Sentences
The car is easier to drive since the clutch was adjusted. I adjusted the volume on the radio. She adjusted the car seat so she could reach the pedals. Going to a new school can be difficult, but the kids will eventually adjust. It's hard to adjust myself to the idea that she's gone. He makes less money now, when you adjust for inflation, than he did 10 years ago. See More
Recent Examples on the Web Echoing Higgins, Ross said players and coaches will adjust and new strategies may emerge. 
Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022 Richardson, a veteran of the BSA and a recent Arkansas resident, discusses scouting in the Natural State as families adjust to post-pandemic life. Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2022 Responding officers helped adjust the situation, and the woman agreed to stay elsewhere for the night. cleveland, 9 Sep. 2022 De Armas, who is Cuban, then spent a full year working with a voice coach to adjust her accept and capture Marilyn’s intonations. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022 Add detailing to the finished pillow front by sewing decorative seams down the middle of the strips, or adjust your sewing machine settings to add decorative patterns. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2022 Coach Andy Reid and the offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy will undoubtedly find ways to adjust to Hill’s absence. New York Times, 7 Sep. 2022 This generously wide baby gate has eight panels that attach and detach to adjust its length to fit an entryway or gate off an entire section of a room. Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2022 As much as Ham has complimented Westbrook, there are doubts in his head about whether the player can adjust. Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 See More
Phil Thompson, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022 Richardson, a veteran of the BSA and a recent Arkansas resident, discusses scouting in the Natural State as families adjust to post-pandemic life. Rex Nelson, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2022 Responding officers helped adjust the situation, and the woman agreed to stay elsewhere for the night. cleveland, 9 Sep. 2022 De Armas, who is Cuban, then spent a full year working with a voice coach to adjust her accept and capture Marilyn’s intonations. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022 Add detailing to the finished pillow front by sewing decorative seams down the middle of the strips, or adjust your sewing machine settings to add decorative patterns. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2022 Coach Andy Reid and the offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy will undoubtedly find ways to adjust to Hill’s absence. New York Times, 7 Sep. 2022 This generously wide baby gate has eight panels that attach and detach to adjust its length to fit an entryway or gate off an entire section of a room. Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 7 Sep. 2022 As much as Ham has complimented Westbrook, there are doubts in his head about whether the player can adjust. Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French ajuster (earlier and Middle French also spelled adjuster), going back to Old French ajouster "to make comply with," from a- (going back to Latin ad- ad-) + -jouster, verbal derivative of juste "right, exact" — more at just entry 1
First Known Use
1611, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a
Time Traveler
The first known use of adjust was in 1611 verb¹
verb²
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