tune
/tju:n/
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Definition
Noun:
- A melody or series of musical notes: A succession of notes that forms a recognizable and pleasing musical phrase.
- Correct musical pitch: The state of being at the proper pitch or in harmony.
- A state of agreement or harmony: A figurative state of being in accord or alignment with something else.
- The adjustment to a specific frequency: The act of adjusting a radio, television, or other device to receive a particular signal.
Verb:
- To adjust the pitch of a musical instrument: To make small adjustments so an instrument produces the correct notes.
- To adjust for optimal performance: To make fine adjustments to a machine, engine, or system so it works better.
- To adjust a receiver to a signal: To set a radio, TV, etc., to receive a particular station or frequency.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- She whistled a cheerful tune. (A melody)
- The violin is in tune. (At the correct pitch)
- His ideas are in tune with modern thinking. (In harmony/agreement)
- Find the tune for the news station. (The correct radio frequency)
Verb:
- I need to tune my guitar before the concert. (Adjust the pitch)
- The mechanic will tune the engine for better fuel efficiency. (Adjust for performance)
- Please tune the radio to 98.5 FM. (Adjust to a frequency)
Advanced Usage
"to be in/out of tune":
- The piano was out of tune, so every song sounded wrong. (Not at the correct pitch)
- Her political views are in tune with the majority. (In agreement with)
"to change one's tune": To change one's opinion, attitude, or manner of speaking.
- He criticized the plan at first, but he changed his tune when he saw its success.
"to the tune of": To the amount or sum of (often a surprisingly large amount).
- The project was financed to the tune of several million dollars.
Variants and Related Words
- Tuneful (adj): Having a pleasant tune; melodious.
- The song was simple but tuneful.
- Tuner (n): A person who tunes musical instruments, or a device for tuning (e.g., a radio tuner).
- The piano tuner comes every six months.
- Tuning (n): The process of adjusting the pitch of an instrument or the frequency of a receiver.
- The orchestra's tuning before the concert created a cacophony.
Synonyms
- Melody (n): A sequence of single notes that is musically satisfying.
- Air (n): A simple tune or melody.
- Adjust (v): To change something slightly to make it fit or work better.
- Harmonize (v): To bring into consonance or accord.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Tune in (to something): To adjust a radio or television to listen to or watch a particular program or station.
- Millions of people tune in to the show every week.
- Tune out: To stop listening or paying attention.
- The lecture was so boring that I just tuned out.
- Tune up: To make small adjustments to an engine or machine so it runs better; for an orchestra, to adjust instruments to the same pitch before playing.
- I took my car to the garage to get it tuned up.
- The musicians tuned up their instruments on stage.
Related Idioms
- Call the tune: To be in control and make the important decisions.
- As the major investor, the bank calls the tune.
- Dance to someone's tune: To do whatever someone tells you to do.
- The smaller companies were forced to dance to the tune of the market leader.
- Fine-tune: To make very small adjustments to something to make it as good as possible.
- We need to fine-tune the software before the official launch.
Noun
- the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency
- the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch
- he cannot sing in tune
- the clarinet was out of tune
- a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
- she was humming an air from Beethoven
Verb
- adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)
- My piano needs to be tuned
- adjust for (better) functioning
- tune the engine