verb
- Alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard.
- usage: "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"
- Place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight.
- usage: "align the car with the curb"; "align the sheets of paper on the table"
- Adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions.
- usage: "We must adjust to the bad economic situation"
- Make correspondent or conformable.
- usage: "Adjust your eyes to the darkness"
- Decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim. .
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