Idioms for tune
Origin of tune
1350–1400; Middle English (noun); unexplained variant of
tone
OTHER WORDS FROM tune
Words nearby tune
tunbridge ware,
tunbridge wells,
tundish,
tundra,
tundra swan,
tune,
tune in,
tune out,
tune up,
tune-up,
tuneful
British Dictionary definitions for tune out (1 of 2)
tune out
verb
(intr, adverb often foll by of) informal
to cease to take an interest (in) or pay attention (to)
many people had tuned out of politics
British Dictionary definitions for tune out (2 of 2)
tune
/ (tjuːn) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for tune
C14: variant of
tone
Idioms and Phrases with tune out (1 of 2)
tune out
Adjust a receiver so as not to receive a signal, as in Let's tune out all this interference. [Early 1900s]
Dissociate oneself from one's surroundings; also, disregard, ignore. For example, The average reader, used to seeing lots of color images, tunes out when confronted with big blocks of text, or Some mothers are expert at tuning out the children's whining and quarreling. [1920s] For an antonym, see tune in.
Idioms and Phrases with tune out (2 of 2)
tune