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# adjust

«adjust» in Mova's school dictionary: **to change it a little so that it is right or works better** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (adjust, adjusts, adjusted, adjusting)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To adjust something is to change it a little so that it is right or works better. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjust/#m1)

2) To adjust (to something) is to get used to a new situation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjust/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and safety: adjust a bike seat, a helmet strap, a seat belt, the volume, a clock. In science experiments you adjust one thing at a time (fair test). In maths you can adjust an estimate or a measurement. People also adjust to a new home or to wearing glasses.

### examples

- Adjust your helmet so it fits snugly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjust/#x1)
- Dad adjusted the seat so I could reach the pedals. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjust/#x2)
- Can you adjust the volume? It's too loud. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjust/#x3)
- Your eyes need time to adjust to the dark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjust/#x4)
- She adjusted quickly to life in a new town. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjust/#x5)
- Adjust the mirror before you start driving. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjust/#x6)
- We adjusted our guess after measuring the first stick. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjust/#x7)

### note

Regular verb: adjusted, adjusting. Noun: adjustment. Adjective: adjustable («an adjustable strap»). Adjust means a small change, not a complete change.

### In the corpora

- [If homework always takes far too long, a parent can talk to the teacher, who may adjust it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/254-classroom-rules-and-homework/18/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «adjust» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/adjust/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.