Commentary: ADJUSTMENT[+event] Refers to the act of changing or adapting something. An agent is involved, directly or by implication. This is the most common usage.
Examples:
I think our instruments need another adjustment.
John's adjustment of the engine gave his car more power.
This girl needs an attitude adjustment!
Be sure to write down any adjustments you make.
An adjustment to the guitar improved its sound.
Mappings:
PropBank: adjustment.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers:
2 3
Commentary: ADJUSTMENT[+event] Refers to the act of changing or adapting. An outside agent is clearly not involved. Most often refers to psychological states.
Examples:
John's adjustment to the city took three weeks.
A change in the environment will eventually lead to evolutionary adjustments in the wildlife.
Mappings:
PropBank: adjustment.01
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers:
1 4
Commentary: ADJUSTMENT[+event] A special kind of adjustment without an agent. Refers to a shift in a market. Usually a short decline of some sort.
Examples:
A market adjustment has been reducing the price of tech stocks.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers:
5
Commentary: ADJUSTMENT[+event] The state of alignment; the way that something has been adjusted.
Examples:
The adjustment of the instruments is all wrong!
John switched radio stations by changing the adjustment on his dial.
Mappings:
PropBank: NM
WordNet 2.0 Sense Numbers:
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Commentary: Automatically generated NOTA sense (bbn)
Examples:
Mappings:
PropBank: NM