ajustar
/axusˈtaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to adjust, to set
🔧 ajustar looks like adjust: from Latin ad + iuxta, to bring right up close
Spanish ajustar and English adjust both come from Late Latin adiuxtare: ad (to) + iuxta (near, close by). To ajustar something means to bring it close to where it should be, which is why it covers adjusting, fitting and fine-tuning.