1with object Alter or move (something) slightly in order to achieve the desired fit, appearance, or result.

1. 1.1no object Permit small alterations or movements so as to achieve a desired fit, appearance, or result.
   a harness that adjusts to the correct fit

   Example sentencesExamples

   • This lounge chair automatically adjusts to your body, eliminating the strap marks caused by poorer quality models, and comes with a pillow and wooden armrests.
   • Rolling uses an appropriate size die that adjusts to the steel tube, angle, pipe, channel, bar or steel beam and revolves at the same peripheral speed, turning in opposite directions.
   • A Country Parish examines life in west Wiltshire as it follows vicar Jamie Allen and his family as he moves into the parish of Seend and adjusts to country life.
   • It automatically adjusts to daylight savings time.
   • As you can easily see, the preferences information adjusts to reflect the addition of the equipment for the second computer.
   • It's a flexible, adaptive, dynamic system that never stops - it continually adjusts to the threat.
   • The screen also has both a variable brightness control as well as an ambient light sensor that automatically adjusts to the environment.
   • A 3/8 reversible drill adjusts to hold a range of bits (the spiral shafts that actually drill the holes).
   • The Auto Grab system constantly monitors tong pressure and adjusts to securely hold grapple loads while skidding, thus reducing operator work load.
   • But the computer - programmed prosthesis automatically adjusts to his weight and gait.
   • Length is adjusted by loosening the knurled locking collar only a halt turn, after which the post adjusts to the desired height and is secured by another half turn of the locking collar.
   • The Adjustable Kicker is a reusable steel brace that can be attached to wood or metal forms, adjusts to various angles, and can be used on ground, concrete, asphalt, and wood surfaces.
   • Also being considered are better light transmission and, ultimately, tunable laser protection that adjusts to the hazard.
   • It continually adjusts to the owner's driving preferences, tuning itself to provide more power on demand for better fuel economy.
   • The handset is dominated by a 176 mm X 320 mm colour display screen that adjusts to the users' hand movements to allow for tilting, scrolling and zooming.
   • The system adjusts to enhance stability, even for very small deviations from the desired motion, which the driver may not even notice, the company says.
   • Ulma Form Works, Hawthorne, N.J., devised a self-rising forming system that adjusts to a changing geometry as the core rises.
   • Although Lufthansa is a global operating carrier, their business is local and thus the airline adjusts to local needs and habits.
   • Analysts have not ruled out the company making a major strategic shift as it adjusts to changing market conditions.
   • By giving more weight to more recent data, such smoothing adjusts to abrupt shifts in the underlying level of a data series, such as a sudden jump up to a new, higher level.
2. 1.2no object Adapt or become used to a new situation.
   she must be allowed to grieve and to adjust in her own way

   his eyes had adjusted to semi-darkness

   Example sentencesExamples

   • When I returned, I neglected to remove them, having adjusted to damp sandals.
   • And Minnesotans seem adjusted to the taxes, calling their state high tax, high service.
   • I soon adjusted to being home with my Dad for half a day alone and before I knew it, Debbie was home from school with stories of what they did in school.
   • However, his recent run suggests he has adjusted to the new role just behind a lone striker which Ferguson earmarked for him last year.
   • The demonstration had to be delayed and adjusted to cope with the vast crowds, and there were fewer than half the number of cars you'd actually see at the start of a real race.
   • Being a flexible sort, I quickly adjusted to the new policy.
   • I am frankly filled with admiration at the way in which Australians have reacted and adjusted to this new situation.
   • He has been in the post for two years and 10 months, and despite a lack of fluency in Chinese, he has adjusted to life here.
   • She was immediately sent to New York, taking her vows in Tarrytown, and quickly adjusted to religious life.
   • By the time we got to the car I had already adjusted to my new situation.
   • If there's been one negative aspect of Mike's time here, it would be the food, something he still hasn't adjusted to.
   • Lambert, then, adjusted to the sideshow, but the main event was new to him, more physical and demanding on the field than he had expected.
   • He has not adjusted to being recognised in the shops.
   • A couple of days later I felt perfectly normal, possibly two kilos lighter and finally adjusted to the heat.
   • But getting adjusted to some of the old traditions has also been painful.
   • I am proud of the way we have adjusted to the bear market.
   • She said that the program is best suited to upper-level students who have already adjusted to life on campus and in the community.
   • There are some journalists who have not adjusted to pop journalism.
   • I'm still getting adjusted to life in Waterloo, and it's been tough.
   • Almost a year after the re-organisation of Otley primary schools provision, people have apparently adjusted to the change.

   Synonyms

   adapt, become accustomed, get used, accommodate, acclimatize, attune, orient oneself, reconcile oneself, habituate oneself, assimilate, conform

   come to terms with, familiarize oneself with, acquaint oneself with, blend in with, fit in with, find one's feet in

   North American acclimate

2with object Assess (loss or damages) when settling an insurance claim.