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adjust

ad·just

UK/əˈd͡ʒɛst/ US/əˈd͡ʒʌst/ fairly common

verb

1.

alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

  • “Adjust the clock, please”
  • “correct the alignment of the front wheels”
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2.

place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight

  • “align the car with the curb”
  • “align the sheets of paper on the table”
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3.

adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

  • “We must adjust to the bad economic situation”
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4.

make correspondent or conformable

  • “Adjust your eyes to the darkness”
5.

decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim

Origin

From Middle English ajusten, borrowed from Middle French adjuster, or Old French, from Latin ad (“to, up to, towards”) + iustus (“correct, proper, exact”); Equivalent to ad- + just. Probably influenced in sense by Old French ajouster (cf. modern ajouter), from Vulgar Latin *adiuxtāre, from Latin iuxta. The Middle English originally meant "to correct, remedy" in the late 14th century, and was reborrowed from Middle French in the early 17th century. According to another view on the etymology, the word was actually derived from Old French ajouster and then supposedly later influenced by folk etymology from Latin iustus; if so, it is a doublet of adjute.

Phrases

  • adjusting entry
  • quality-adjusted life year

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