adjust

verb
UK: /əˈdʒʌst/
US: /əˈdʒʌst/

  1. To change something slightly to make it better or more suitable.

    1. Please adjust the volume, it's too loud. [ ] [ ]
    2. You may need to adjust your plans because of the weather forecast. [ ] [ ]

  2. To get used to a new situation or environment.

    1. It takes time to adjust to a new school. [ ] [ ]
    2. After moving, it took a while to adjust to living in the countryside. [ ] [ ]

  3. To arrange or fix something in a certain position.

    1. Please adjust your chair, make yourself comfortable. [ ] [ ]
    2. The mechanic had to adjust the brakes on my car so they would work properly. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

reshape go accommodate get-together even balance understand cave follow vary conform fix fit transmute cave-in square alter compose revamp shift live acquiesce put-on dispose subject revise refine act remodel order yield calibrate range correspond reposition set coincide serve tune make assimilate place reorganize realign submit do behave locate align stick simulate measure situate recast correct mutate rebuild manage get answer lay cope settle turn transpose resemble improve reconstruct transfigure adapt consent customize rectify put metamorphose defer respond orient reconcile determine modify convert tailor accord regulate redevelop transform restyle converge synchronize harmonize tally change bow sympathize agree attune make-peace arrange harmonise trim work fine-tune
adjust noun

  1. A change or alteration made to something.

    1. I made an adjust to the camera settings. [ ] [ ]
    2. The adjust to the schedule helped with getting the project done faster. [ ] [ ]
adjust phrasal-verb

  1. A phrasal verb meaning to adapt or become accustomed to something new or different.

    1. I need time to adjust to my new glasses. [ ] [ ]
    2. It was hard to adjust to the change in the company's culture. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "adjust" in English means: To change something slightly to make it better or more suitable., To get used to a new situation or environment., To arrange or fix something in a certain position..

The phonetic transcription of "adjust" is /əˈdʒʌst/ in British English and /əˈdʒʌst/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "adjust": reshape, go, accommodate, get-together, even, balance, understand, cave, follow, vary, conform, fix, fit, transmute, cave-in, square, alter, compose, revamp, shift, live, acquiesce, put-on, dispose, subject, revise, refine, act, remodel, order, yield, calibrate, range, correspond, reposition, set, coincide, serve, tune, make, assimilate, place, reorganize, realign, submit, do, behave, locate, align, stick, simulate, measure, situate, recast, correct, mutate, rebuild, manage, get, answer, lay, cope, settle, turn, transpose, resemble, improve, reconstruct, transfigure, adapt, consent, customize, rectify, put, metamorphose, defer, respond, orient, reconcile, determine, modify, convert, tailor, accord, regulate, redevelop, transform, restyle, converge, synchronize, harmonize, tally, change, bow, sympathize, agree, attune, make-peace, arrange, harmonise, trim, work, fine-tune.

Example usage of "adjust": "Please adjust the volume, it's too loud.". More examples on the page.