Definitions for adjust

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adjust ad·just

Spelling: [uh-juhst]

IPA: /əˈdʒʌst/

Adjust is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 81 anagrams from letters in adjust (adjstu).

Definitions for adjust

verb (used with object)

1. to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate:
2. to put in good working order; regulate; bring to a proper state or position:
3. to settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result:
4. Insurance. to determine the amount to be paid in settlement of (a claim).
5. to systematize.
6. Military. to correct the elevation or deflection of (a gun).

verb (used without object)

1. to adapt oneself; become adapted:

Origin of adjust

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, Examples for adjust

There, monsieur, if you please, we will adjust our differences.

He learned to adjust himself in many ways to his new mode of life.

Have a plan but be flexible and adjust to emerging realities.

Attending a Mile High event is akin to being abruptly thrown into an ongoing play and having to adjust your behavior accordingly.

It was dim-lighted; but his eyes had never had to adjust themselves to any other light.

Miss Jennie sank gracefully into her own, and allowed him to adjust the wraps around her.

Many of the boys had been drugged or tricked into coming to the center, and to watch them adjust was very difficult.

In the best cases, they model and teach how to adjust and adapt appropriately.

Crumbs tried to adjust by closing stores, cutting costs, and seeking to license its name.

It had to be uttered once in a life, to adjust the lopsidedness of the world.