adjust

🇺🇸 /əˈdʒʌst/ 🇬🇧 /əˈdʒʌst/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP3000Oxford5000CEFR-B2
verb
B2

to change something a little to make it work better

Please adjust the volume if it's too loud.

B2

to get used to a new situation

It takes time to adjust to a new school.

R

to move something to make it neat or comfortable

She had to adjust her glasses to see better.

translation

v. to change something a little to make it work better; to get used to a new situation; to move something to make it neat or comfortable

Word Forms

3rd Present adjusts
Past adjusted
Perfect adjusted
Progressive adjusting