n.

1. Music.
   1. A melody, especially a simple and easily remembered one.
   2. A song.
   3. Correct pitch.
   4. The state of being properly adjusted for pitch: a piano out of tune.
   5. Agreement in pitch: play in tune with the piano.
   6. Obsolete. A musical tone.
2. 1. Concord or agreement; harmony: in tune with the times.
   2. Archaic. Frame of mind; disposition.
3. Electronics. Adjustment of a receiver or circuit for maximum response to a given signal or frequency.

v., tuned, tun·ing, tunes.

v.tr.

1. 1. Music. To put into proper pitch: tuned the violin.
   2. Archaic. To utter musically; sing.
2. To adopt or adjust, especially in order to bring into harmony.
3. Electronics.
   1. To adjust (a receiver) to a desired frequency.
   2. To adjust (a circuit) so as to make it resonant with a given input signal.
4. To adjust (an engine, for example) for maximum usability or performance.

v.intr.

To become attuned.

phrasal verbs:

tune in

1. Electronics. To adjust a receiver to receive signals at a particular frequency or a particular program.
2. Slang. To make or become aware or responsive: “Nobody tunes in to what anybody else is saying” (Bruce Allen).

tune out

1. Electronics. To adjust a receiver so as not to receive a particular signal.
2. Slang.
   1. To disassociate oneself from one's environment: “The average reader, used to seeing the world in three-dimensional color, tunes out” (Carlin Romano).
   2. To become unresponsive to; ignore: tuned out the children's screaming.

tune up

1. Music. To adjust an instrument to a desired pitch or key.
2. To adjust a machine so as to put it into proper condition.
3. To prepare (oneself) for a specified activity.

idiom:

to the tune of

1. To the sum or extent of: produced profits to the tune of $10 million.

[Middle English, variant of tone, tone. See tone.]

noun

1. A pleasing succession of musical tones forming a usually brief aesthetic unit: air, aria, melody, strain². Obsolete note. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. Pleasing agreement, as of musical sounds: accord, concert, concord, harmony, symphony. Music consonance. See beautiful/ugly.
3. Harmonious mutual understanding: accord, agreement, concord, concordance, concurrence, consonance, harmony, rapport, unity. Idioms: meeting of the minds. See agree/disagree.

verb

1. To utter words or sounds in musical tones: carol, chant, sing, vocalize. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
2. To bring into accord: accommodate, attune, conform, coordinate, harmonize, integrate, proportion, reconcile. See agree/disagree.
3. To alter for proper functioning. adjust, fix, regulate, set¹. Music attune. See change/persist, help/harm/harmless.

Idioms beginning with tune:
tune up

See also call the tune; carry a tune; change one's tune; dance to another tune; in tune; to the tune of.

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n

Definition: agreement
Antonyms: disagreement

n

Definition: melody, harmony
Antonyms: silence

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[from automotive or musical usage] To optimize a program or system for a particular environment, esp. by adjusting numerical parameters designed as hooks for tuning, e.g., by changing #define lines in C. One may tune for time (fastest execution), tune for space (least memory use), or tune for configuration (most efficient use of hardware). See hot spot, hand-hacking.

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IN BRIEF: n. - The adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency; A succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence.

Somewhere there's music, how faint the tune. — Rosalind Fordham, Source: her Homepage

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - melodi, harmoni, samklang
v. tr. - stemme, afstemme, tune motor, stille ind på radio
v. intr. - afgive musikalsk lyd

idioms:

• change one's tune    ændre toneleje
• in tune    i samklang
• out of tune    synge falsk, være uenig
• to the tune of    for et beløb af ikke mindre end
• tune in    stil ind (på)
• tune out    stille sig udenfor
• tune up    afstemme
• tuned in    harmonere med, passe sammen med

Nederlands (Dutch)
melodie, (af)stemmen naar iemands pijpen dansen

Français (French)
n. - (Mus) air, (Mus) accordé/désaccordé, (fig) en accord/en désaccord, chant juste/faux, montant (fam)
v. tr. - accorder, régler, ajuster
v. intr. - accorder, régler, ajuster

idioms:

• change one's tune    changer d'avis
• in tune    (Mus) (être) accordé, (fig) (être) d'accord, (chanter) juste
• out of tune    (Mus) (être) désaccordé, (fig) (être) en désaccord, (chanter) faux
• to the tune of    pour un montant de
• tune in    mettre la radio, régler sur (chaîne), se mettre à l'ecoute
• tune out    décrocher, ne pas écouter
• tune up    accorder, s'accorder, régler (un moteur)
• tuned in    réglé, à l'écoute

Deutsch (German)
n. - Melodie, Einklang, (Ein)stimmung, richtige Tonhöhe
v. - stimmen, einstellen, anpassen, harmonieren

idioms:

• change one's tune    einen anderen Ton anschlagen
• in tune    richtig, gestimmt, im Einklang
• out of tune    falsch, verstimmt, nicht im Einklang
• to the tune of    in Größenhöhe von, sage und schreibe
• tune in    einstellen, sich bewußt werden
• tune out    (ugs.) abschalten, keine Beachtung schenken
• tune up    stimmen, einstellen
• tuned in    sich bewußt, auf derselben Wellenlänge, auf dem laufenden

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μελωδία, σκοπός, τόνος, συντονισμός (ήχων), αρμονία
v. - κουρντίζω (μουσικό όργανο κ.λπ.), συντονίζω, ρυθμίζω (μηχανή)

idioms:

• call the tune    έχω το γενικό πρόσταγμα
• change one's tune    αλλάζω τροπάριο, βιολί, χαβά
• in tune    συντονισμένος, εναρμονισμένος, στο σωστό τόνο, μελωδικός
• out of tune    (μουσ., μτφ.) παράτονος, παράφωνος, φάλτσος, σε δυσαρμονία, (για έγχορδα όργανα) ξεκούρδιστος
• to the tune of    στο ποσό ή ύψος των
• tune in    συντονίζομαι
• tune out    αποσυντονίζομαι, παύω να δίνω προσοχή
• tune up    (μουσ.) κουρντίζω, βρίσκω το τόνο, (μηχαν.) (συγ)χρονίζω ή συντονίζω (κινητήρα)
• tuned in    συντονισμένος, στο ίδιο μήκος κύματος

Italiano (Italian)
sintonizzare, accordare, motivo

idioms:

• changed one's tune    cambiare musica
• dancing to someone's tune    obbedire
• in tune    intonato, in accordo
• out of tune    stonato
• to the tune of    per la bellezza di
• tune in    sintonizzarsi
• tune out    desintonizzare
• tuned in    sintonizzato

Português (Portuguese)
n. - melodia (f), música (f), harmonia (f), cantiga (f)
v. - sintonizar, cantar, afinar

idioms:

• changed one's tune    mudar de tom, mudar de linguagem
• dancing to someone's tune    fazer o que a outra pessoa quer
• in tune    em harmonia, sintonizado (m)
• out of tune    desafinado (m)
• to the tune of    ao ritmo de, no montante de
• tune in    sintonizar
• tune out    dessintonizar
• tune up    regular
• tuned in    sintonizado

Русский (Russian)
мелодия, настраивать

idioms:

• changed one's tune    "он изменил свою песенку"
• dancing to someone's tune    танцевать под чью-л. дудку
• in tune    в согласии с чем/кем-л.
• out of tune    расстроено
• to the tune of    под звуки чего-л., под аккомпанемент, заплатить целых
• tune in    настраиваться на радио-программу
• tune out    отключение (от радио/телевизора)
• tune up    настроить муз. инструмент
• tuned in    быть хорошо осведомленным

Español (Spanish)
n. - melodía, canción, entonación característica en el habla, tono, concordancia, armonía
v. tr. - afinar, sintonizar, poner apunto, templar, acordar, entonar, cantar, expresar con música, armonizar, ajustar, adaptar
v. intr. - afinar, cantar, entonar, armonizar

idioms:

• change one's tune    bajar el tono, mudar de tono
• in tune    en tono, afinado
• out of tune    desentonado, desafinado
• to the tune of    por la friolera de, por la cantidad de
• tune in    sintonizar, estar atento a
• tune out    retirarle el apoyo o la simpatía a una causa
• tune up    afinar los instrumentos, entonar
• tuned in    al tanto de, actualizado, en la onda

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - melodi, låt, stämning (instrument), harmoni, samklang, belopp, utsträckning
v. - avstämma, stämma, ställa in (radio), stämma upp (in), ljuda, tona

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
曲调, 和谐, 调子, 为...调音, 调谐, 调整, 发出音乐声, 发声, 协调, 达到一致, 调音, 定弦

idioms:

• change one's tune    改变调子, 转变态度
• in tune    合调子
• out of tune    走调
• to the tune of    达...之多, 共计
• tune in    收听
• tune out    关掉
• tune up    调音, 调整, 定弦
• tuned in    注意的, 了解的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 曲調, 和諧, 調子
v. tr. - 為...調音, 調諧, 調整
v. intr. - 發出音樂聲, 發聲, 調諧, 協調, 達到一致, 調音, 定弦

idioms:

• change one's tune    改變調子, 轉變態度
• in tune    合調子
• out of tune    走調
• to the tune of    達...之多, 共計
• tune in    收聽
• tune out    關掉
• tune up    調音, 調整, 定弦
• tuned in    注意的, 瞭解的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 곡 , 가락, 기분
v. tr. - ~의 가락을 맞추다, 동조 시키다, 노래하다
v. intr. - 악기를 조율하다, 가락이 맞다, 조화하다

idioms:

• change one's tune    태도를 싹 바꾸다
• in tune    가락이 맞아서, 조화하여
• to the tune of    거금
• tune in    채널을 ~에 맞추다, 통하게 하다
• tune out    안 들리게 하다, 무시하다
• tune up    조율하다, 같은 음으로 맞추다
• tuned in    새로운 감각에 통한, 새로운 것을 좋아하는

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 節, 曲, 正しい調子, 協和, 調和, 同調
v. - 調子を合わせる, 調整する, 調和させる, 同調させる, 合わせる, 調和する

idioms:

• changed one's tune    調子を変える, 態度を変える
• dancing to someone's tune    人の言いなりなる
• in tune    調子が合って, 調和して, 強調して
• out of tune    調子が外れて, 不調和で, 仲が悪く
• to the tune of    曲に合わせて, 大枚…も
• tune in    ダイヤルを合わせる, 受信する
• tune out    関心をもたなくなる, …から注意をそらす
• tune up    調子を合わせる, 調整する
• tuned in    気づいて

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مقطوعه موسيقيه, مزاج ذهني, موقف (فعل) تناغم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לחן, מנגינה, נעימה, הרמוניה, כיוון‬
v. tr. - ‮כיוון, כוונן (כלי-נגינה או מכונה), תיאם, הסתגל למצב‬
v. intr. - ‮היה מתואם עם, היה מכוונן כיאות‬

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