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READJUST

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Adjust anew

Example:

After moving back to America, he had to readjust

Synonyms:

readapt; readjust

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "readjust" is one way to...):

adapt; adjust; conform (adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions)

Sentence frames:

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Derivation:

readjustment (the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Adjust again after an initial failure

Synonyms:

readjust; reset

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "readjust" is one way to...):

adjust; correct; set (alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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