adjust

Definition

  • v. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
  • v. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
  • v. make correspondent or conformable
  • v. decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim

Word forms

Past participle
adjusted
Present participle
adjusting
Past tense
adjusted
Third person singular
adjusts

Example sentences

  1. vt.

    She needs to adjust the brightness of her computer screen.

  2. vi.

    It took him a while to adjust to the new time zone.