Tune - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |tuːn|  American pronunciation of the word tune
Brit.  |tjuːn|  British pronunciation of the word tune

noun

- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence (syn: air, line, melody, strain)
- the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch
he cannot sing in tune
the clarinet was out of tune
- the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency

verb

- adjust for (better) functioning (syn: tune up)
tune the engine
- adjust the pitches of (musical instruments) (syn: tune up)
My piano needs to be tuned

Extra examples

...hummed a little tune while I sorted the laundry...

...your negative assessment of the restaurant seems to be in tune with the opinions of the critics...

The piano needs to be tuned.

We tuned our bikes before the road trip.

The mechanic tuned the engine.

The copilot tuned the radio to hear the message.

The piano is out of tune.

Bessie's mind was not quite in tune with the profundities of that learned journal.

This is the tone and tune of men in distress.

All his life was religiously tuned.

The place tuned me to a solemn mood.

Sam was humming a little tune.

The song is sung to the tune of Colonel Bogey.

Someone's coming tomorrow to tune the piano.

My piano needs to be tuned

Phrasal verbs

tune in  — regulate (a radio or television set) in order to receive a certain station or program
tune up  — adjust for (better) functioning

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: tune
he/she/it: tunes
present participle: tuning
past tense: tuned
past participle: tuned
noun
singular: tune
plural: tunes
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