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Etymology

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From a- +‎ just (just) +‎ -ar.

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ajustar (first-person singular present ajusto, first-person singular preterite ajustí, past participle ajustat)

  1. to adjust, to set

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English adjustFrench ajusterGerman justierenItalian aggiustareSpanish ajustar. Decision no. 1216, Progreso VII.

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  • IPA(key): /aʒusˈtar/, /ad͡ʒusˈtar/

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ajustar (present ajustas, past ajustis, future ajustos, conditional ajustus, imperative ajustez)

  1. (transitive, technology) to adjust, regulate, set (an instrument, microscope, meter, etc.)

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  • Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, page 70, 219
  • Progreso VII (in Ido), 1914, page 66

Ladino

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ajustar (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling אג׳וסטאר)

  1. to add

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From a- +‎ justo +‎ -ar.

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  • Hyphenation: a‧jus‧tar

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ajustar (first-person singular present ajusto, first-person singular preterite ajustei, past participle ajustado)

  1. to adjust
  2. to adapt
  3. to fit

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Spanish

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Etymology

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From justo. Some of the medieval Old Spanish senses (compare Ladino ajustar (to add)) seem to correspond better to Vulgar Latin *adiuxtāre or *iuxtāre, from Latin iuxta (compare French ajouter (to add));[1] compare ayustar.

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  • IPA(key): /axusˈtaɾ/ [a.xusˈt̪aɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧jus‧tar

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ajustar (first-person singular present ajusto, first-person singular preterite ajusté, past participle ajustado)

  1. to adjust, to set
    Antonym: desajustar
  2. to fine-tune
  3. to fit
  4. (reflexive) to conform to, abide by, act in accordance with
    Synonyms: acatar, respetar
  5. (reflexive) to adjust (oneself/itself)

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “ajustar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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