English Explanatory Dictionary

adjust

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To modify.
  2. To improve or rectify.
  3. To settle an insurance claim.
  4. To change to fit circumstances.

Pronunciation

/əˈd͡ʒʌst/ [əˈd͡ʒɐst] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-adjust.wav /əˈd͡ʒɛst/ /əɖˈdʒəʂʈ/

Word forms

adjust adjusts adjusting adjusted no-table-tags glossary adjustest adjustedst adjusteth

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

change edit modify set measure

Derived words

adjustability adjustable adjustage adjuster adjusting entry adjustive adjustment adjustor autoadjust coadjust disadjust maladjust microadjust misadjust nonadjusting overadjust preadjust quality-adjusted life year readjust self-adjusting underadjust well-adjusted
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