"adjust" meaning in All languages combined

See adjust on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

IPA: /əˈdʒʌst/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-adjust.wav [UK] Forms: adjust [canonical], adjusts [third-person, singular], adjusted [past], adjusted [past, participle], adjusting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you adjust something, you change it a little so that it fits or works better. Synonyms: change, edit, modify, set
    Sense id: simple-adjust-en-verb-rsUEgguf
  2. If you adjust, you change the way you behave or think to suit a new situation.
    Sense id: simple-adjust-en-verb-a5YwVB5- Categories (other): Verbs
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