Adjusted - English meaning

verb

Make (something) suitable for a new use or purpose; modify.

Usage examples:

Hospitals have had to be adapted for modern medical practice

verb

Make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose

verb

To adjust to different conditions or uses, or to change to meet different situations

verb

Change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way.

Usage examples:

Eliot was persuaded to alter the passage

verb

To change a characteristic, often slightly, or to cause this to happen

Usage examples:

[ t ] the coat was too long, so i took it back to the store to have it altered., some things in lif…

verb

To change the appearance, character, or structure of something, or to be changed in this way

Usage examples:

Just last week, the company agreed to alter some of its business practices., if they want to contin…

noun

An even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.

Usage examples:

She lost her balance and fell

verb

Put (something) in a steady position so that it does not fall.

Usage examples:

A mug that she balanced on her knee

noun

Harmonious arrangement or relation of parts within a whole

verb

Mark (a gauge or instrument) with a standard scale of readings.

Usage examples:

The depth gauge is calibrated in centimetres

verb

To make, adjust, or check the setting (= the position) of the controls used to make measurements with a tool or measuring device

Usage examples:

Our radar was calibrated for 100,000 yards.

verb

To mark units of measurement on an instrument such so that it can measure accurately

Usage examples:

A calibrated stick for measuring the amount of oil in an engine

verb

Make (someone or something) different; alter or modify.

Usage examples:

Both parties voted against proposals to change the law

noun

An act or process through which something becomes different.

Usage examples:

The change from a nomadic to an agricultural society

verb

To exchange one thing for another thing, especially of a similar type

Usage examples:

Change jobs she's just changed jobs., change the subject let's change the subject (= talk about som…

verb

Change the form, character, or function of something.

Usage examples:

Modernization has converted the country from a primitive society to a near-industrial one

noun

A person who has been persuaded to change their religious faith or other belief.

Usage examples:

He is a recent convert to the church

verb

To change the character, appearance, or operation of something

Usage examples:

[ t ] we converted our oil furnace to gas to save money., [ i ] most of the families in the communi…

adjective

Free from error; in accordance with fact or truth.

Usage examples:

Make sure you have been given the correct information

verb

Put right (an error or fault).

Usage examples:

The council issued a statement correcting some points in the press reports

adjective

In agreement with the true facts or with a generally accepted standard

Usage examples:

It’s your responsibility to see that your tax return is correct., do you have the correct time?, "d…

verb

Modify (something) to suit a particular individual or task.

Usage examples:

The software can be customized to the developing needs of your students

verb

To make or change something according to a customer's or user's particular needs

Usage examples:

Employees can customize the software to suit their needs., customize sth (to sth) the basic design …

verb

To make or change something according to the buyer's or user's needs

verb

Intensify, increase, or further improve the quality, value, or extent of.

Usage examples:

His refusal does nothing to enhance his reputation

Increase

verb

To improve the quality, amount, or strength of something

Usage examples:

The marinade enhances the flavor of the fish., the county took steps to enhance water quality., [ c…

verb

To make small changes in (something) in order to make it work as well as possible

verb

To make small changes to something in order to make it as good as possible

Usage examples:

The training program helped him fine-tune his skill set., the company's aim is to fine-tune its man…

verb

Fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

They had candles fixed to their helmets

noun

A difficult or awkward situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself; a predicament.

Usage examples:

How on earth did you get into such a fix?

verb

Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

verb

Make or become better.

Usage examples:

Efforts to improve relations between the countries

verb

To make better

verb

Make partial or minor changes to (something).

Usage examples:

She may be prepared to modify her views

verb

To change something slightly, esp. to improve it or make it more acceptable or less extreme

Usage examples:

The school board decided to modify its existing employment policy.

verb

To slightly change something such as a plan, method, or law, usually to improve it or make it more acceptable

Usage examples:

All files are marked with the date and time they were last modified., we modified some of the wordi…

verb

Change the position of.

Usage examples:

She rearranged her skirt as she sat back in her chair

verb

To change the order, position, or time of arrangements already made

Usage examples:

Our bedrooms are so small we can’t rearrange the furniture., [ c ] there was a last-minute rearrang…

verb

Put right; correct.

Usage examples:

Mistakes made now cannot be rectified later

verb

To correct or make right

Usage examples:

I hadn’t meant to cause trouble, and asked what i could do to rectify the situation.

verb

To deal with a problem or mistake so that it no longer exists

Usage examples:

How do we rectify the alarming fall in stock market performance?, rectify a problem/situation/mista…

verb

Control or maintain the rate or speed of (a machine or process) so that it operates properly.

Usage examples:

A hormone which regulates metabolism

verb

To control an activity or process by rules or a system

Usage examples:

A computer system regulates production., [ + question word ] their parents regulate how much tv the…

verb

To check that the activities of a business or organization are legal and follow official rules or laws

Usage examples:

Congress has the power to regulate interstate commerce., the agency regulates the financial service…

verb

Organize (something) differently; rearrange.

Usage examples:

The organizers scrambled frantically to rejig schedules

noun

A reorganization.

Usage examples:

A cabinet rejig

verb

To make changes to something so that it is better or more suitable for a particular purpose

Usage examples:

Last week baker rejigged his senior management team., many institutions are rejigging their portfol…

verb

Change the structure or form of (something, especially a building).

Usage examples:

The station was remodelled and enlarged in 1927

verb

To give a new shape or form to something, esp. a room or house

Usage examples:

[ t ] we remodeled the kitchen.

verb

To change the design and appearance of a building in order to make it more modern and attractive

Usage examples:

The warehouse is being cleaned and will be remodeled into 20 lofts., a new management team was brou…

verb

Restore (something damaged, faulty, or worn) to a good condition.

Usage examples:

Faulty electrical appliances should be repaired by an electrician

noun

The action of repairing something.

Usage examples:

The truck was beyond repair

noun

Frequent or habitual visiting of a place.

Usage examples:

She exhorted repair to the church

verb

Shape or form (something) differently or again.

Usage examples:

The decrees will thoroughly reshape poland's economy

verb

To change the character or organization of something

Usage examples:

Baby boomers continue to reshape society as they age., governments have sought to reduce or reshape…

verb

To make an organization, industry, system, etc. operate differently

Usage examples:

The company will have to lose jobs to reshape the business., the proposal is an effort to reshape h…

verb

Give new and improved form, structure, or appearance to.

Usage examples:

An attempt to revamp the museum's image

noun

An act of improving the form, structure, or appearance of something.

Usage examples:

The brand was given a $1 million revamp

verb

To change something, or to make or arrange something differently, in order to improve it

Usage examples:

This country’s health care system needs revamping.

verb

Make changes to the original version of (something).

Usage examples:

He reworked the orchestral score for two pianos

verb

To change a speech, other writing, or a drawing to make it better or more suitable for a particular purpose

verb

To make changes to calculations of costs, prices, etc. in order to make them more accurate

Usage examples:

The irish low-cost airline will present a reworked subsidy package as part of its appeal against th…

noun

A person whose occupation is making fitted clothes such as suits, trousers, and jackets to fit individual customers.

Usage examples:

While custom tailors sold individually fitted suits and other personalized apparel, they increasing…

verb

Another term for bluefish.

noun

Someone whose job is to make, repair, and adjust clothes

Usage examples:

Their services are tailored to clients’ needs.

verb

Make a marked change in the form, nature, or appearance of.

Usage examples:

Lasers have transformed cardiac surgery

noun

The product of a transformation.

Usage examples:

In the bottom portion of the figure, the logarithmic transform of power is presented.

verb

To change completely the appearance or character of something or someone

Usage examples:

Computers have transformed the way work is done., salinas dramatically transformed the country’s ec…

noun

A melody, especially one that characterizes a particular piece of music.

Usage examples:

She left the theatre humming a cheerful tune

verb

Adjust (a musical instrument) to the correct or uniform pitch.

Usage examples:

He tuned the harp for me

noun

A series of musical notes, esp. one that is pleasant and easy to remember; a melody

Usage examples:

That’s a very pretty tune., this piano is out of tune (= the notes are too high or low)., paul just…