noun · neutral
adjustment
/əˈdʒʌst.mənt/ad·JUST·ment
Band 6-7speakingtask2
a small change made to improve something or to correct it
Examples
“After the feedback, he made several adjustments to his essay.”
“Turn the dial for a quick adjustment to the seat height.”
“She needed time to make the adjustment to living abroad.”
Band 8 sentence
“The university made minor adjustments to the timetable to accommodate students' exam revisions.”
Collocations
- make an adjustment
- minor adjustment
- adjustment to
Word family
adjust verbadjustment nounadjustable adjective
Common mistakes
He made some adjustment to the schedule.→He made some adjustments to the schedule.
I have difficulty to make adjustment.→I have difficulty making adjustments.
Say it for a higher band
5change→6alteration→7+adjustment
Synonyms
modification
change
Easily confused
modification
“The engineer suggested a modification to the design.”
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