Definitions for adjust

Overview of verb adjust

The verb adjust has 5 senses? (first 4 from tagged texts)

1. (19) adjust, set, correct

(alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels")

2. (6) align, aline, line up, adjust

(place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table")

3. (6) adjust, conform, adapt

(adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation")

4. (2) adjust

(make correspondent or conformable; "Adjust your eyes to the darkness")

5. adjust

(decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim)