- 1[intransitive] to get used to a changed or new situation Children are highly adaptable—they just need time to readjust. readjust to something/doing something Once again he had to readjust to living alone.
- 2[transitive] readjust something to change or move something slightly She got out of the car and readjusted her dress.
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NAmE//ˌriəˈdʒʌst//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they readjust he / she / it readjusts
past simple readjusted
-ing form readjusting
noun [countable, uncountable] He has made a number of readjustments to his technique. a painful period of readjustmentSee readjust in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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