# adjust

Pronunciation: say "uh-JUST" US/UK /əˈd͡ʒʌst/, AUS /əˈd͡ʒɐst/

## Verb

1. To modify something by making changes to its setting, position, or state.
   - Simple: To make small changes to something to set it the way you want.
   - _Engineers adjust the machine's settings to get cleaner output._
   - _He adjusted the thermostat to keep the room a little warmer._
2. To change oneself in order to fit new circumstances or conditions.
   - Simple: To change the way you act so you fit a new situation.
   - _Immigrants often need time to adjust to life in a new country._
   - _The team adjusted well after losing their captain mid-season._
3. To correct or improve something, putting it right.
   - Simple: To fix something or make it better than it was.
   - _The accountant adjusted the figures to fix the discrepancy._
   - _Editors adjust manuscripts to remove inconsistencies before printing._
4. To settle an insurance claim by determining the amount the insurer should pay.
   - Simple: To work out how much money an insurance company should pay on a claim.
   - _The firm hired a specialist to adjust large commercial claims._
   - _She adjusted the homeowner's claim after inspecting the storm damage._

## Origin

This word came into Middle English as ajusten, borrowed from Middle French adjuster (or Old French), from Latin ad ("to, towards") plus iustus ("correct, proper, exact"). Its sense was probably influenced by Old French ajouster ("to add"), from Vulgar Latin *adiuxtāre. The Middle English form originally meant "to correct, remedy" in the late 14th century and was reborrowed from Middle French in the early 17th century; by another view it derives from Old French ajouster and was later influenced by folk etymology from Latin iustus, making it a doublet of adjute.

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