adjust
verb (used with object)
to change (something) so that it fits, corresponds, or conforms; adapt; accommodate.
is adjusting
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present progressiveof adjust (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Demand continues to accelerate, and the group is adjusting capacity accordingly,” Reid says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Now, Orum is adjusting to life without the responsibility of caring for his mom and his aunt.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
She says she is adjusting to the sound of banging gates and jingling keys at Tai Lam Correctional Institution - a complex of concrete and razor wire that overlooks a thin strip of water.
From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2026
With four games under his belt, Sheppard is adjusting to being without his frontcourt mate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025
"But the accelerometers caught it and calculated the new center of mass. The guidance computer is adjusting the engines' thrusts to counteract. We're still good."
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
