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adjustable
Variant of adjust
transitive verb
- to change so as to fit, conform, make suitable, etc.
- to make accurate by regulating: to adjust a watch
- to settle or arrange rightly: to adjust accounts
- to resolve or bring into accord: to adjust differences
- to decide how much is to be paid in settling (an insurance claim)
- Mil. to correct (the gun sight, one's aim, etc.) in firing
intransitive verb
to come into conformity, as with one's surroundings; become suited, as to one's associates, circumstances, etc.
Related Forms:
- adjustable adjective
- adjuster noun or adjustor
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