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Definition of Adjust
Adjust

To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust a garment to the body, or things to a standard.

To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system.

To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted.

To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope.

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Adjust Quotations

One thing that took a while to really adjust to was, you do it for the the art, for the money, for being together and having a good time, but you do it for all those people out there who really care about the show. We are now talking about a show we did over 20 years ago.
Steve Kanaly

Moral codes adjust themselves to environmental conditions.
Will Durant

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
Confucius

Test fast, fail fast, adjust fast.
Tom Peters

No matter whether you are new or an old team member, you need time to adjust to one another.
Yao Ming

Adjust Translations

adjust in Afrikaans is verstel
adjust in Dutch is aanpassen, afstemmen, adapteren
adjust in French is braquer, rectifier, adapter, ajustons, correction
adjust in German is stellen, berichtigen, einstellen
adjust in Italian is emendare, correggere
adjust in Latin is adapto
adjust in Norwegian is instille
adjust in Portuguese is ajuste
adjust in Spanish is colocar, corregir, adaptar, ajustar, acomodar


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