vverb.changealter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standardSynset:correct set
Examples:- Adjust the clock, please
- correct the alignment of the front wheels
Derivationally Related Form:adjustableadjustmentcorrectiveadjustiveadjuster
Hypernyms:alter change modify
Inherited Hypernyms:adjustchange
Direct Hyponyms:alignattunecalibratecitifycoordinatedecompressdepressurisedepressurizefine-tunefitfocalisefocalizefocusgraduateharmoniseharmonizejustifylineariselinearizematchmodulateordinateplumbpressurisepressurizeproportionreadjustreconcileregulateresetsetsharpensyncsynchronisesynchronizetempertimetrimtunetune upzerozero in
Full Troponyms:advancealignattunebalancecalibratecancelcarrycitifycompensatecomplementcounteractcoverdepressurizefine-tunefocusharmonizejustifykeylinearizematchmisalignmodulateoffsetoverridephaseplumbpressurizeproportionpuncturereadjustrefocusregulateresetscale downscale upservicesetsynchronizetempertimetrimtunetune inzero
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something | Somebody ---s something PP
vverb.changeplace in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straightSynset:align aline line up
Examples:- align the car with the curb
- align the sheets of paper on the table
Antonyms:skew
Derivationally Related Form:alignment
Hypernyms:reorient
Inherited Hypernyms:alignreorientchange
Direct Hyponyms:addresscollimateconcenterconcentrefocalisefocalizefocusrealignrealinesynchronisesynchronizetruetrue up
Full Troponyms:addresscollimateconcenterrealignrefocussynchronizetrue
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changeadapt or conform oneself to new or different conditionsSynset:adapt conform
Examples:- We must adjust to the bad economic situation
Derivationally Related Form:adjustmentconformistadaptableadaptiveadaptationadjustiveadaption
Hypernyms:get used to
Inherited Hypernyms:adjustget used tochange
Direct Hyponyms:acclimateacclimatiseacclimatizeassimilatefocalisefocalizefocusmatchobeyreadaptreadjustsquare
Full Troponyms:acclimatizeacculturateassimilatecomplyconform todetribalizefocusheedmatchobeyobligereadaptreadjustsquaretake orderstoe the line
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.changemake correspondent or conformableExamples:- Adjust your eyes to the darkness
Derivationally Related Form:adjustableadjustment
Hypernyms:accommodate adapt
Inherited Hypernyms:adjustadaptchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s something to somebody
vverb.cognitiondecide how much is to be paid on an insurance claimDerivationally Related Form:adjustmentadjustor
Hypernyms:adjudicate decide resolve settle
Inherited Hypernyms:adjustdecideendchange
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something