readjust

Universal Words verb 1 [V] ~ (to sth) to get used to a changed or new situation: Children are highly adaptable-they just need time to readjust. * Once again he had to readjust to living alone. 2 [VN] to change or move sth slightly: She got out of the car and readjusted her dress. readjustment noun [C,U]: He has made a number of readjustments to his technique. * a painful period of readjustment