verb

1. adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions

e.g. We must adjust to the bad economic situation

Synonym: conformadapt

2. alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard

e.g. Adjust the clock, please
correct the alignment of the front wheels

Synonym: setcorrect

3. make correspondent or conformable

e.g. Adjust your eyes to the darkness

4. place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight

e.g. align the car with the curb
align the sheets of paper on the table

Synonym: alignalineline up

5. decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim

noun

1. the act of modifying or changing the strength of some idea

e.g. his new position involves a qualification of his party's platform

2. an attribute that must be met or complied with and that fits a person for something

e.g. her qualifications for the job are excellent
one of the qualifications for admission is an academic degree
she has the makings of fine musician

Synonym: making

3. a statement that limits or restricts some claim

e.g. he recommended her without any reservations

Synonym: reservation

adj

1. (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

Synonym: self-directedself-reliant

2. existing as an independent entity

e.g. the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies

3. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

e.g. an autonomous judiciary
a sovereign state

Synonym: independentself-governingsovereign