noun · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h2ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u 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 *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment French -ment French ajustementbor. English adjustment From French ajustement, or else adjust + -ment.
Across languages
Translations
119 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
настро́йка
(nastrójka)
— action of adjusting
Dutch:
aanpassen
— action of adjusting
Finnish:
säätäminen
— action of adjusting
Finnish:
säätö
— action of adjusting
German:
Anpassen
— action of adjusting
German:
geringfügiges Ändern
— action of adjusting
Hungarian:
beállítás
— action of adjusting
Hungarian:
szabályozás
— action of adjusting
Hungarian:
hangolás
— action of adjusting
Hungarian:
finombeállítás
— action of adjusting
Hungarian:
finomhangolás
— action of adjusting
Hungarian:
igazítás
— action of adjusting
Hungarian:
kiigazítás
— action of adjusting
Hungarian:
korrigálás
— action of adjusting
Hungarian:
helyesbítés
— action of adjusting
Hungarian:
módosítás
— action of adjusting
Hungarian:
változtatás
— action of adjusting
Malayalam:
ക്രമീകരണം
(kramīkaraṇaṁ)
— action of adjusting
Manx:
kiartagh
— action of adjusting
Manx:
cochiartagh
— action of adjusting
Māori:
whakarerekētanga
— action of adjusting
Norwegian Bokmål:
justering
— action of adjusting
Norwegian Nynorsk:
justering
— action of adjusting
Vietnamese:
sự điều chỉnh
— action of adjusting
Arabic:
ضَبْط
(ḍabṭ)
— result of adjusting, small change
Basque:
egokitze
— result of adjusting, small change
Bulgarian:
нагласяване
(naglasjavane)
— result of adjusting, small change
Bulgarian:
приспособяване
(prisposobjavane)
— result of adjusting, small change
Bulgarian:
настройка
(nastrojka)
— result of adjusting, small change
Catalan:
ajust
— result of adjusting, small change
Catalan:
ajustament
— result of adjusting, small change
Chinese Mandarin:
調整 /调整
(tiáozhěng)
— result of adjusting, small change
Czech:
přizpůsobení
— result of adjusting, small change
Czech:
úprava
— result of adjusting, small change
Danish:
justering
— result of adjusting, small change
Danish:
tilpasning
— result of adjusting, small change
Dutch:
aanpassing
— result of adjusting, small change
Dutch:
bijstelling
— result of adjusting, small change
Esperanto:
adapto
— result of adjusting, small change
Esperanto:
akomodo
— result of adjusting, small change
Esperanto:
alĝustigo
— result of adjusting, small change
Esperanto:
ĝustigo
— result of adjusting, small change
Finnish:
säätö
— result of adjusting, small change
Finnish:
hienosäätö
— result of adjusting, small change
French:
ajustement
— result of adjusting, small change
French:
arèglement
— result of adjusting, small change
German:
Anpassung
— result of adjusting, small change
German:
Regulierung
— result of adjusting, small change
German:
geringfügige Änderung
— result of adjusting, small change
Greek:
διευθέτηση
(diefthétisi)
— result of adjusting, small change
Greek:
ρύθμιση
(rýthmisi)
— result of adjusting, small change
Greek:
προσαρμογή
(prosarmogí)
— result of adjusting, small change
Greek:
διαβάθμηση
(diaváthmisi)
— result of adjusting, small change
Hebrew:
כִּוּוּן
— result of adjusting, small change
Hungarian:
beállítás
— result of adjusting, small change
Hungarian:
módosítás
— result of adjusting, small change
Hungarian:
kiigazítás
— result of adjusting, small change
Hungarian:
igazítás
— result of adjusting, small change
Hungarian:
változtatás
— result of adjusting, small change
Hungarian:
korrekció
— result of adjusting, small change
Hungarian:
revízió
— result of adjusting, small change
Hungarian:
korrigálás
— result of adjusting, small change
Hungarian:
helyesbítés
— result of adjusting, small change
Interlingua:
adjustamento
— result of adjusting, small change
Irish:
gabháil
— result of adjusting, small change
Irish:
ceartú
— result of adjusting, small change
Irish:
inleadh
— result of adjusting, small change
Italian:
adattamento
— result of adjusting, small change
Italian:
inserimento
— result of adjusting, small change
Japanese:
調整
(chōsei)
— result of adjusting, small change
Japanese:
調節
(chōsetsu)
— result of adjusting, small change
Korean:
조정
(jojeong)
— result of adjusting, small change
Korean:
조절
(jojeol)
— result of adjusting, small change
Kyrgyz:
жөнгө салуу
(jöngö saluu)
— result of adjusting, small change
Kyrgyz:
ыңгайлаштыруу
(ıŋgaylaştıruu)
— result of adjusting, small change
Kyrgyz:
ылайыктоо
(ılayıktoo)
— result of adjusting, small change
Latin:
accommodātiō
— result of adjusting, small change
Māori:
whakarerekētanga
— result of adjusting, small change
Norwegian Bokmål:
justering
— result of adjusting, small change
Norwegian Nynorsk:
justering
— result of adjusting, small change
Polish:
ustawienie
— result of adjusting, small change
Polish:
regulacja
— result of adjusting, small change
Portuguese:
ajustamento
— result of adjusting, small change
Portuguese:
ajuste
— result of adjusting, small change
Romanian:
ajustare
— result of adjusting, small change
Romanian:
acomodare
— result of adjusting, small change
Russian:
приспоса́бливание
(prisposáblivanije)
— result of adjusting, small change
Russian:
регулиро́вка
(reguliróvka)
— result of adjusting, small change
Russian:
настро́йка
(nastrójka)
— result of adjusting, small change
Russian:
юстиро́вка
(justiróvka)
— result of adjusting, small change
Slovak:
prispôsobenie
— result of adjusting, small change
Slovak:
úprava
— result of adjusting, small change
Slovene:
popravek
— result of adjusting, small change
Spanish:
ajuste
— result of adjusting, small change
Spanish:
modificación
— result of adjusting, small change
Swedish:
justering
— result of adjusting, small change
Telugu:
సర్దుబాటు
(sardubāṭu)
— result of adjusting, small change
Turkish:
ayarlama
— result of adjusting, small change
Turkish:
ayar
— result of adjusting, small change
Welsh:
cyweiriad
— result of adjusting, small change
Finnish:
korjaus
— settling or balancing of a financial account
Hungarian:
kiegyenlítés
— settling or balancing of a financial account
Hungarian:
jóváírás
— settling or balancing of a financial account
Hungarian:
megtérítés
— settling or balancing of a financial account
Hungarian:
visszatérítés
— settling or balancing of a financial account
Indonesian:
penyesuaian
— settling or balancing of a financial account
Malay:
ڤلارسن
(pelarasan)
— settling or balancing of a financial account
Norwegian Bokmål:
korrigering
— settling or balancing of a financial account
Finnish:
sopeutuminen
— process of balancing conflicting needs
Hungarian:
alkalmazkodás
— process of balancing conflicting needs
Hungarian:
igazodás
— process of balancing conflicting needs
Norwegian Bokmål:
omstilling
— process of balancing conflicting needs
Russian:
адапта́ция
(adaptácija)
— process of balancing conflicting needs
Finnish:
arviointi
— assessment or settlement by an insurance company
Finnish:
korvaus
— assessment or settlement by an insurance company
Finnish:
korvaaminen
— assessment or settlement by an insurance company
Hungarian:
elintézés
— assessment or settlement by an insurance company
Hungarian:
rendezés
— assessment or settlement by an insurance company
Hungarian:
kárrendezés
— assessment or settlement by an insurance company
