adjust
(verb)
verb
1. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
- Adjust the clock, please
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
2. place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
Definition categories: change, reorient
3. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
- We must adjust to the bad economic situation
Similar word(s): adapt, conform
Definition categories: change
4. make correspondent or conformable
- Adjust your eyes to the darkness
Definition categories: change, accommodate, adapt
5. decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
Definition categories: cognition, adjudicate, decide, resolve, settle
Sentences with adjust as a verb:
- Morimoto's recipes are adjusted to suit the American palate.
- He adjusted his initial conclusion to reflect the new data.
- Most immigrants adjust quickly to a new community.