adjustment

B2 Topic:Cause, Change & Process

US /əˈd͡ʒɐst.mənt/ UK /əˈd͡ʒʌst.mənt/ See IPA manual

Freq #12628

Meanings

1

noun
a small change made to something to improve it or make it fit

The tailor made a few adjustments to the suit.
2

noun
the process of getting used to a new situation

Moving abroad required a big adjustment for the whole family.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a small change made to... change correction modification alteration

2 noun · the process of getting used... adaptation accommodation

Word family

Forms adjustmentsreadjustment

Derived forms adjustmentalage-adjustmentself-adjustment

Related forms adjustable adjuster

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Phrases (1)

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seasonal adjustment
a statistical correction for regular changes associated with the time of year

Adjective + noun

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos Proto-Italic *jowos Old Latin *iowos, *iowez- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Old Latin -tus Old Latin iovestos Latin iūstusbor. Old French juste French juste French ajuster Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment French -ment French ajustementbor. English adjustment From French ajustement, or else adjust + -ment.

ajustement French

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Topics

Cause, Change & Process

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# adjustment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /əˈd͡ʒɐst.mənt/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈd͡ʒʌst.mənt/
**Frequency rank:** 12628

## Meanings
1. a small change made to something to improve it or make it fit
2. the process of getting used to a new situation

## Examples
- The tailor made a few adjustments to the suit.
- Moving abroad required a big adjustment for the whole family.

## Derived Forms
- adjustmental
- age-adjustment
- self-adjustment

## Related Forms
- adjustable
- adjuster

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: ajustement

## Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos Proto-Italic *jowos Old Latin *iowos, *iowez- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Old Latin -tus Old Latin iovestos Latin iūstusbor. Old French juste French juste French ajuster Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-məntom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment French -ment French ajustementbor. English adjustment From French ajustement, or else adjust + -ment.

## AI Etymology
Adjustment is from French ajustement, or else adjust plus -ment. The suffix -ment makes a noun of action, result, or state from else adjust, matching uses in which the word names an act, process, outcome, or condition. In use as a noun, adjustment denotes a small change made to something to improve it or make it fit and the process of getting used to a new situation. The same word family continues in derived forms such as adjustmental, age-adjustment, and self-adjustment and related entries such as adjustable and adjuster.

## Topics
- Cause, Change & Process

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