[
US
/ˈtun/
]
[ UK /tjˈuːn/ ]
[ UK /tjˈuːn/ ]
NOUN
- the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency
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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
How To Use tune In A Sentence
- If you use a TV tuner for video caption recording it's a great deal because your sound will be through your sound card, and the video is good quality.
- If you don't invest in these shares, you're saying no to a fortune.
- You might well feel a tad suspicious of this literary agent's good fortune. Times, Sunday Times
- Manage the P & L for the Consulting portion of a portfolio of Fortune 500 clients News - chicagotribune.com
- It is also her misfortune to have been saddled with an unappetisingly needy role. Times, Sunday Times
- The men were droning at each other in their Greek-inflected patois, or singing through their noses to the accompaniment of a flute out of tune.
- Make a fortune and have fun Come to the pachinko parlor!
- The figure slowly walked into the room whistling a familiar tune of one of his favorite bands.
- The timing of our statement is very opportune.
- The dangers for girls were especially acute: “It is estimated that two-thirds of the girls who appear before the Court charged with immorality owe their misfortune to influences derived directly from the movies, either from the pictures themselves or in the ‘picking up’ of male acquaintances at the theatre!” A Renegade History of the United States
