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Verb: adjust  u'júst
  1. Alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard
    "Adjust the clock, please";
    - set, correct
     
  2. Place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
    - align, aline [non-standard], line up
     
  3. Adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions
    "We must adjust to the bad economic situation";
    - conform, adapt
     
  4. Make correspondent or conformable
    "Adjust your eyes to the darkness"
     
  5. Decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim

Derived forms: adjusts, adjusted, adjusting

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

Encyclopedia: Adjust