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adjusted

Sayuh-JUS-tidUS · UK/əˈd͡ʒʌstɪd/AUS/əˈd͡ʒɐstɪd/

2 meanings of adjusted

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of adjust. Use this form for something that happened before now.

    She adjusted the mirror before driving off.

    The kids adjusted quickly to their new school.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Changed in a careful way so the numbers are fair and not misleading.

    Like fixing a scale that always reads a little heavy, so the weight you see is true.

    The adjusted score gave every student a fair chance.

    After cleaning up the data, the adjusted numbers looked more honest.

    Oppositeunadjusted, raw

adjusted is a form of adjust

adjust, verb: To make small changes to something to set it the way you want. Full entry

Forms
adjustadjusts he/she/itadjusting -ing formadjusted past tense, past participle
Spelling
adjust → adjusted: add -ed
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.

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