1 [transitive] to change something slightly to make it more suitable for a new set of conditions or to make it work better adjust something Watch out for sharp turns and adjust your speed accordingly. [..]

late 14c., ajusten, "to correct, remedy;" reborrowed by c. 1600 in sense "arrange, settle, compose," from Middle French adjuster, Old French ajouter "to join" (12c.), fro [..]

to change or modify something to fit with something else.

alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels" align: [..]

to accommodate, fit, settle

To taste before serving and then re–season if necessary.

1 a : to determine the amount to be paid under an insurance policy in settlement of (a loss) b : to make new arrangements with creditors for the payment of (the debts of a debtor in bankruptcy) 2 : .. [..]

In cooking "To Adjust" means to taste during cooking and add seasonings or flavorings, as needed.

(v) alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard(v) place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight(v) adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions(v) ma [..]

adapto

in cooking, the term means the cook must taste before serving, and add seasonings to suit his or her own sense of what the right flavor is

in cooking, the term means the cook must taste before serving, and add seasonings to suit his or her own sense of what the right flavor is

To alter the written pleadings of an action or its defence in its early stages.

1. To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust a garment to the body, or things to a standard. 2. To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system. "Adjusting the orthography." (Johnson) 3. To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; [..]

Applies only to over-the-board games of Chess, where pawns and pieces can sometimes get nudged over the boundary of the square they're currently sitting on. A player who notices this can call out "I Adjust", or "J'adoube", to declare that they're just repositioning the piece, but it's not their actual move.