"adjust" Definition

Definitions for the word "adjust" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. v. t.
To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust a garment to the body, or things to a standard.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
2. v. t.
To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
3. v. t.
To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
4. v. t.
To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope.
Source: The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
5. v.
1 order or position; regulate; arrange. 2 (usu. Foll. By to) become or make suited; adapt. 3 harmonize (discrepancies). 4 assess (loss or damages). adjustable adj. Adjustment n. [latin juxta near]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884

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