how to pronounce adjust

/ədˈʒʌst/

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adjust is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of adjust in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and we've had to adjust patient flow so …”

meaning of adjust

Adjust means to change or alter something to suit a particular purpose or need.

adjust frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word adjust occurs in english on average 15.9 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics adjust can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that adjust can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;