adjust
verb (used with object)
to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate.
adjusting
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present participleof adjust.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Are you, for example, comfortable withdrawing 4% from your retirement accounts in the first year and adjusting that rate for inflation in subsequent years?
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2026
Twenty years prior, in 1995, the starting hourly wage was $17.65, not adjusting for inflation.
From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026
Prof Choi believes she may be adjusting to wider, deeper waters.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
By adjusting them in proportion to one another, the system can shift its response to different wavelengths in a controlled, linear fashion.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 23, 2026
These agents were still learning scientific sleuthing, still adjusting to completing their reports on a typewriter.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
