adjust

Meaning

1. (transitive) To modify.
2. (transitive) To improve or rectify.
3. (transitive) To settle an insurance claim.
4. (intransitive) To change to fit circumstances.

Synonyms

adapt

arrange

regulate

correct

fit

settle

modify

set

straighten

accommodate

fix

align

alter

rectify

repair

tune

put in order

change

conform

assimilate

line up

improve

amend

reconcile

coordinate

aline

vary

square

harmonize

control

mend

order

attune

compose

trim

tidy

array

revise

match

redress

adjustment

put right

gear

⚙️

suit

blend

alignment

better

balance

assemble

mix

Translations

ajuster

ajustar

anpassen

ajustar

adapter

adattare

aanpassen

arreglar

aggiustare

régler

berichtigen

regolare

ajustar

justieren

korrigieren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈd͡ʒʌst/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: ajusten

In summary

From Middle English ajusten, borrowed from Middle French adjuster, or Old French, from Latin ad (“to, up to, towards”) + iustus (“correct, proper, exact”); Equivalent to ad- + just. Probably influenced in sense by Old French ajouster (cf. modern ajouter), from Vulgar Latin *adiuxtāre, from Latin iuxta. The Middle English originally meant "to correct, remedy" in the late 14th century, and was reborrowed from Middle French in the early 17th century. According to another view on the etymology, the word was actually derived from Old French ajouster and then supposedly later influenced by folk etymology from Latin iustus; if so, it is a doublet of adjute.