1. Alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
   "Adjust the clock, please";
   - set, correct
    
2. Adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
   "We must adjust to the bad economic situation";
   - conform, adapt
    
3. Place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
   "She adjusted the pictures on the wall";
   - align, aline [non-standard], line up
    
4. Make correspondent or conformable
   "Adjust your eyes to the darkness"
    
5. Change the settings of a device
   "Adjust the volume on your headphones"
    
6. Decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
   "The adjuster adjusted the claim for the damaged vehicle"

Derived forms: adjusts, adjusting, adjusted

Type of: accommodate, adapt, adjudicate, alter, change, decide, get used to, modify, reorient, resolve, settle

Encyclopedia: Adjust