Слово англійською: adjust

Дієслово

Переклад adjust українською: відрегулюва́ти (при́стрій і т. д.), попра́вити, упорядкува́ти, (osf) to sth адаптува́тися, пристосува́тися до чо́го

Детальний опис

adjust

verb
/əˈdʒʌst/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they adjust
/əˈdʒʌst/
he / she / it adjusts
/əˈdʒʌsts/
past simple adjusted
/əˈdʒʌstɪd/
past participle adjusted
/əˈdʒʌstɪd/
-ing form adjusting
/əˈdʒʌstɪŋ/
  1. [transitive] to change something slightly to make it more suitable for a new set of conditions or to make it work better
    • adjust something Watch out for sharp bends and adjust your speed accordingly.
    • This button is for adjusting the volume.
    • The brakes need to be adjusted.
    • adjust something to something Adjust your language to the age of your audience.
  2. [intransitive, transitive] to get used to a new situation by changing the way you behave and/or think synonym adapt
    • They'll be fine—they just need time to adjust.
    • adjust to something After a while his eyes adjusted to the dark.
    • adjust to doing something It took her a while to adjust to living alone.
    • It can be difficult to adjust to being a parent.
    • adjust yourself to something You'll quickly adjust yourself to student life.
    • My eyes were still trying to adjust themselves to the strong sunlight.
  3. [transitive] adjust something to move something slightly so that it looks neater or feels more comfortable
    • He smoothed his hair and adjusted his tie.
    see also well adjusted
  4. Word Originearly 17th cent. (in the senses ‘harmonize discrepancies’ and ‘assess loss or damages’): from obsolete French adjuster, from Old French ajoster ‘to approximate’, based on Latin ad- ‘to’ + juxta ‘near’.
Idioms
kindly adjust
  1. (Indian English) (mainly in writing) used to acknowledge and apologize for something that causes problems or difficulties and ask people to accept and adapt to the situation
    • The store will be closed this afternoon due to staffing shortages. Kindly adjust.
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