adjustable
/əˈdʒʌstəbəl/uh-JUH-stuh-buhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/əˈdʒʌstəbəl/uh-JUH-stuh-buhl
Meaningthat one can adjust
Common meaning: able to be changed to fit
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- adto, towardsSkeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), p. · scan
- justnear, close besideSkeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), p. · scan
- ableable to be
‘to, towards’ + ‘near, close beside’ → adjustable
Journey through time
- Latinad- + iuxta‘to, towards + near, close beside’source
- Late Latinadiuxtare‘put alongside’source
- Old Frenchajoster‘ajuster, ajouster’source
- Frenchajostersource
- Middle Englishatustensource
- Englishadjust‘alter slightly to make suitable’
- Englishformed in English from adjustadjustable‘able to be changed to fit’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
- No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.
Origin: Formed in English from adjust + -able.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ADJUST, p.8 · scan
Roots
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