adjust
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /əˈdʒʌst/
adjust (adjusts, present participle adjusting; past and past participle adjusted)
- (transitive) To modify.
- Morimoto's recipes are adjusted to suit the American palate.
- (transitive) To improve or rectify.
- He adjusted his initial conclusion to reflect the new data.
- (transitive) To settle an insurance claim.
- (intransitive) To change to fit circumstances.
- Most immigrants adjust quickly to a new community. She waited for her eyes to adjust to the darkness.
- French: ajuster
- German: anpassen, abstimmen, ausrichten, justieren, geringfügig ändern, leicht abändern, etwas verstellen
- Italian: adattare, adeguare, regolare
- Portuguese: ajustar
- Russian: регули́ровать
- Spanish: ajustar, arreglar, regular
- French: ajuster
- German: berichtigen, nachbessern
- Italian: regolare
- Portuguese: ajustar
- Russian: подстра́ивать
- Spanish: ajustar
- German: anpassen (reflexive), einfügen (reflexive), einleben (reflexive), eingewöhnen (reflexive)
- Portuguese: enquadrar
- Spanish: adaptar
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