readjust

[ ree-uh-juhst ]

/ ˌri əˈdʒʌst /

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verb (used with object)

to adjust again or anew; rearrange.

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Origin of readjust

First recorded in 1735–45; re- + adjust

Words nearby readjust

reading group, reading notice, reading room, reading week, read into, readjust, readjustment, read like an open book, readmission, readmit, read-only

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How to use readjust in a sentence

However, Quinn admitted she was “nervous” about readjusting to the structured environment of working from an office, as well as morning commutes.
Media Briefing: Delta variant disrupts media companies’ office return timelines, employees’ preparations|Tim Peterson|August 5, 2021|Digiday
Since March 2020, marketers and agency execs alike have been operating at a different speed, adjusting and readjusting their marketing plans and advertising to adapt to a constantly changing mood due to the ongoing pandemic.
Marketing Briefing: Zenni’s vp of growth marketing on making the switch to ‘bite-sized’ planning windows due to Covid|Kristina Monllos|August 3, 2021|Digiday
Yet this stopgap measure will expire in about two months, even as many student borrowers are still readjusting to a new normal.
Student Loans in the Spotlight as Lawmakers Urge Pause, Debt Cancellation|Malaika Jabali|July 30, 2021|Essence.com
My family readjusted our lives over the past two years just to give Nusayba the best chance of surviving.
My 5-Year-Old Daughter May Not Survive Your Refusal to Wear a Mask|Wajahat Ali|July 29, 2021|The Daily Beast

For the first time, the USOPC has created a support group for athletes who don’t make the team, as well as those who struggle with readjusting to life after retiring.
How Olympians Are Fighting to Put Athletes' Mental Health First|Alice Park|July 22, 2021|Time
Reauthorizing the bill could force states to readjust the formulas they use to determine benefits so that families get more.
To GOP Congress, as Usual, It’s Welfare on the Chopping Block|Monica Potts|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This is done to secure the work and readjust the reserves later, if interest is fallow.
Art's New Price Hype|Arne Glimcher|May 12, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The Admiral came aboard and between us we tried to size up the new situation and to readjust ourselves thereto.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
Then he would pull himself together, glance at the lamp, readjust the eyeglasses, and plunge resolutely into the book.
With Edged Tools|Henry Seton Merriman
He will place Himself so upon their side as Himself to readjust and empower their affections and their wills.
Messages from the Epistle to the Hebrews|Handley C.G. Moule
As he was not to build his four ships, neither should Mr. Monk be allowed to readjust the county suffrage.
The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope
Ugliness has its utility, its magnetism; the ugliness of abject misery moves you to think, to readjust ideas.
Murder in Any Degree|Owen Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for readjust

readjust

/ (ˌriːəˈdʒʌst) /

verb

to adjust or adapt (oneself or something) again, esp after an initial failure

Derived forms of readjust

readjustable, adjectivereadjuster, nounreadjustment, noun

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