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to adjust

to adjust

321 3.0
To get used to new conditions like a new place or routine
  • verb
  • /əˈdʒʌst/
translation icon : adaptarse a
  • In summary, the participants set out to adjust to life at this stage.
  • help them adjust
  • adjust accordingly
  • adjust to new conditions

And so we must continually question, adjust, and let go.

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Examples

  • We all had to adjust after the merger.

    A Man Called Otto (2022)

  • Many experienced a challenge to adjust when the company shifted to remote work.

  • Want to know how they should adjust their training, if at all?

  • Education and training must be dynamic and adjust to changes in technology.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Changes in society require educators to constantly adjust their teaching and learning approaches.

    Academic text (2011)

  • Marco and his mentor teacher discussed how they could adjust the core reading curriculum to fill the gaps.

    Academic text (2013)

  • Supervisors stated that graduates had difficulty adjusting to the fast pace of their work schedules.

    Academic text (2008)

  • After moving to a new city, it took her some time to adjust to the different lifestyle.

  • He struggled to adjust to his new job, but he eventually found his rhythm.

Synonyms

to get used to
vsto adjust
514 2.4

Begin to feel comfortable with something that once felt strange

emphasizes deliberate change to suit conditions rather than mere familiarity
to adapt
vsto adjust
150 3.0

To change your behaviour or ideas to deal with new situations

is about changing oneself to fit new conditions
to settle in
vsto adjust
132 3.3

To start to feel comfortable and at home in a new place or job

focuses on changing to fit new conditions not just initial comfort
to adapt to
vsto adjust
99 2.9

Slowly get used to a new place or situation

is not limited to slow change and can be more immediate
to settle into
vsto adjust
41 3.3

Become comfortable in a new place, job, or routine

is about general change, not only feeling comfortable in a place
to acclimate
vsto adjust
25 5.2

To get used to a new climate, place, or situation

covers changing oneself more broadly beyond climate or place
to attune to
vsto adjust
6 6.5

Become used to a new situation so you feel comfortable with it

focuses on simple change to new conditions rather than achieving harmony
to acclimatize
vsto adjust
  • US
4 6.1

To get used to a new climate or place

is about adapting oneself in any new condition, not only climate
to habituate
vsto adjust
2 6.7

To get used to something new so it no longer seems strange

is about personal change to fit conditions rather than causing familiarity

Antonyms

to resist
61 3.0

Hold up against stains, heat or storms

Phrasal Verbs

to adjust the size
1 3.3

Make something larger or smaller so it fits

to adjust the brightness
1 3.0

Change how bright a phone or computer screen is

How Adapted

to acclimatize
  • US
4 6.1
to settle in
132 3.3
to adjust
321 3.0
to cope
272 2.9
struggle
466 3.2

Surface Forms

adjust infinitive
adjusted past
adjusted past participle
adjusting present participle
adjusts third person singular

Morphology

adjust = just (semi-transparent) = ad + just

The form is analyzable as ad- + just, but the sense 'adapt oneself to new conditions' is an abstract extension of 'make right' and may not be obvious to an average learner.

Etymology

Adjust comes from the Latin parts ad- 'to' and just 'right', the same root as just and justice. So to adjust to a new city is to make yourself fit or 'right' for the new situation.