Past tense of adjust
regular verb
The past tense of adjust is adjusted. The past participle is also adjusted.
Forms of adjust
| Base form (V1) | adjust /əˈd͡ʒʌst/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | adjusted /əˈd͡ʒʌstɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | adjusted /əˈd͡ʒʌstɪd/ |
| Present participle | adjusting /əˈd͡ʒʌstɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | adjusts /əˈd͡ʒʌsts/ |
Adjusted in a sentence
- Morimoto's recipes are adjusted to suit the American palate.
- He adjusted his initial conclusion to reflect the new data.
- Peter adjusted the equalizer on his audio equipment to emphasize the bass.From the entry bass
- The seeds were adjusted to make sure that there were good pairings for the tennis tournament.From the entry pairing
- I adjusted the leveller built into each leg of the table, but it still wobbled.From the entry leveller
Meaning of adjust
- verb To modify.
- verb To improve or rectify.
- verb To settle an insurance claim.
Questions about the past tense of adjust
- What is the past tense of adjust?
- The past tense of adjust is adjusted.
- What is the past participle of adjust?
- The past participle of adjust is adjusted.
- Is adjust a regular or irregular verb?
- Adjust is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: adjust (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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