As a teacher you have to adjust your methods to suit the needs of slower children. change She'll always be like that - you can't change her. alter We've had to alter our plans. vary Try to vary the children's diet a little. convert We're going to convert the spare bedroom into an office.
Definition of adjust verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define adjusting. adjusting synonyms, adjusting pronunciation, adjusting translation, English dictionary definition of adjusting. v. ad·just·ed , ad·just·ing , ad·justs v. tr. 1. a. To move or change so as to be in a more effective arrangement or desired condition: adjust the timing of...
To attract investors, Panama has adjusted its tax and labor laws. If you adjust something such as your clothing or a machine, you correct or alter its position or setting. Liz adjusted her mirror and then edged the car out of its parking space.
Adjust, adapt, alter in their literal meanings imply making necessary or desirable changes (as in position, shape, or the like). To adjust is to move into proper position for use: to adjust the eyepiece of a telescope. To adapt is to make a change in character, to make something useful in a new way: to adapt a paper clip for a hairpin.
'Adjusting' means making small changes to something in order to make it fit, work better, or be more suitable. Examples include adjusting the temperature, schedule, or performance of something.
When you adjust to something, you change so that you can fit in, conform, or keep on going. Arriving at a new school almost always requires that you adjust a little. Once you adjust, you'll find you're as happy as you were in your old school. To adjust doesn't mean to transform in a major way.
