(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
When you ~ to a new situation, you get used to it by changing your behaviour or your ideas.
We have been preparing our fighters to ~ themselves to civil society...
I felt I had ~ed to the idea of being a mother very well...
It has been hard to ~ but now I’m getting satisfaction from my work.
VERB: V n to n, V to n, V
see also well-~ed
2.
If you ~ something, you change it so that it is more effective or appropriate.
To attract investors, Panama has ~ed its tax and labour laws.
VERB: V n
3.
If you ~ something such as your clothing or a machine, you correct or alter its position or setting.
Liz ~ed her mirror and then edged the car out of its parking bay.
VERB: V n
4.
If you ~ your vision or if your vision ~s, the muscles of your eye or the pupils alter to cope with changes in light or distance.
He stopped to try to ~ his vision to the faint starlight...
We stood in the doorway until our eyes ~ed...
VERB: V n, V