READJUST

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they readjust ... he / she / it readjusts

Past simple: readjusted

Past participle: readjusted

-ing form: readjusting

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:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

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

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