tune
noun
verb (used with object), tuned, tun·ing.
- to adjust (a circuit, frequency, or the like) so as to bring it into resonance with another circuit, a given frequency, or the like.
- to adjust (a receiving apparatus) so as to make it compatible in frequency with a transmitting apparatus whose signals are to be received.
- to adjust (a receiving apparatus) so as to receive the signals of a particular transmitting station.
- to utter, sound, or express musically.
- to play upon (a lyre).
verb (used without object), tuned, tun·ing.
Verb Phrases
- to adjust a radio or television set so as to stop or avoid receiving (a station or channel).
- Slang. to stop paying attention to a person, situation, etc.
- to cause a group of musical instruments to be brought to the same pitch.
- to begin to sing.
- to bring into proper operating order, as a motor: Before starting on our trip we should have the car tuned up.
Idioms for tune
Origin of tune
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Definition for tune (2 of 2)
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Example sentences from the Web for tune
It starts off like any other Lana tune, replete with minor chords and humming, distorted vocals.
The 14 Best Songs of 2014: Bobby Shmurda, Future Islands, Drake, and More |Marlow Stern |December 31, 2014 |DAILY BEASTIt would take a few years for the ministry to change its tune on Borat.
When Countries Lose Their Shit Over American Movies |Asawin Suebsaeng |December 17, 2014 |DAILY BEASTTune in next week for the rest of our in-depth interview with Mockingjay director Francis Lawrence.
What ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1’ Has in Common with ISIS Videos and Killing Bin Laden |Marlow Stern |November 16, 2014 |DAILY BEASTHe can even hold a tune, as his scene-stealing turn in Les Miserables proved.
Eddie Redmayne’s Time Has Come: On His Heartrending Turn as Stephen Hawking and Benedict Bromance |Marlow Stern |November 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
After all, ESPN is officially a business partner of the NFL to the tune of $5 billion plus per annum.
Then he endeavoured to hum a tune; but his voice seemed to choke him.
The Mysteries of London, v. 1/4 |George W. M. ReynoldsAnd it must have been; every morning for eighty-nine days the gaudy music box faithfully played the tune over and over again.
Tramping on Life |Harry KempThen he told her how to adjust her spark-gap and tune the instrument to any given wave-length.
The Young Wireless Operator--As a Fire Patrol |Lewis E. TheissLarry was in the height of his glory, just getting out his fiddle to give them a tune in honour of our return.
Paddy Finn |W. H. G. KingstonA barrel-organ was grinding out a tune; children danced in the sunshine on the pavement.
The Kingdom Round the Corner |Coningsby Dawson
British Dictionary definitions for tune
noun
verb
Word Origin for tune
Idioms and Phrases with tune
In addition to the idioms beginning with tune
- tune in
- tune out
- tune up
also see:
- call the tune
- carry a tune
- change one's tune
- dance to another tune
- in tune
- to the tune of