tune
Pronunciation
[change]- (UK) IPA (key): /tjuːn/ or /tʃuːn/
- (US) (Canada) IPA (key): /t(j)un/
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Noun
[change]- (countable) A tune is a piece or part of music; a song or melody.
- Whistling a happy tune can chase the blues away.
- How many tunes can you whistle?
Verb
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- (transitive) If you tune a musical instrument you make it so it will play the right notes.
- You tune it by making the strings tighter or looser.
- (transitive) If you tune a radio you set the frequency to get a certain signal.
- (intransitive) If you tune-in to a show, you watch it or listen to it.