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adjust
What does adjust mean?
adjust (verb): alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use adjust in a sentence?
- Adjust the clock, please. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce adjust?
/əˈdʒʌst/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does adjust come from?
From Middle English ajusten, borrowed from Middle French adjuster, or Old French, from Latin ad (“to, up to, towards”) + iustus (“correct, proper, exact”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to adjust
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “adjust” mean?
to exert an overwhelming guiding influence over something or someone
Not quite: that's what dominate means.
to move or swing from side to side; or backward and forward; to rock
Not quite: that's what sway means.
to wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out of the way
Not quite: that's what stray means.
alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
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