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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Adjust \Ad*just"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjusted; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Adjusting.] [OF. ajuster, ajoster (whence F. ajouter to
     add), LL. adjuxtare to fit; fr. L. ad + juxta near; confused
     later with L. ad and justus just, right, whence F. ajuster to
     adjust. See Just, v. t. and cf. Adjute.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Adjusting the orthography.            --Johnson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that
        parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts;
        the differences are adjusted.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an
        instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope
        or microscope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: To adapt; suit; arrange; regulate; accommodate; set
          right; rectify; settle.
          [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Adjust \Ad*just"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjusted; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Adjusting.] [OF. ajuster, ajoster (whence F. ajouter to
     add), LL. adjuxtare to fit; fr. L. ad + juxta near; confused
     later with L. ad and justus just, right, whence F. ajuster to
     adjust. See Just, v. t. and cf. Adjute.]
     1. 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.
  
     2. To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system.
  
              Adjusting the orthography.            --Johnson.
  
     3. To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that
        parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts;
        the differences are adjusted.
  
     4. To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an
        instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope
        or microscope.
  
     Syn: To adapt; suit; arrange; regulate; accommodate; set
          right; rectify; settle.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  adjusting
     n.
     adjustment.
     vb.
     (present participle of en adjust nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  adjusting
     n.
     adjustment.
     vb.
     (present participle of en adjust nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  adjusting
     n.
     adjustment.
     vb.
     (present participle of en adjust nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  adjusting
     n.
     adjustment.
     vb.
     (present participle of en adjust nocat=1)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  adjusting
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm a djust ing)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  adjusting
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en adjust ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb adjust)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Adjusting /ɐdʒˈʌstɪŋ/
  1. التّكيّف
  2. التّعديل
  3. التضبيط

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  adjusting /ɐdʒˈʌstɪŋ/ 
  přizpůsobení

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  adjusting /ɐdʒˈʌstɪŋ/ 
  nastavení