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Tune meaning

What does “tune” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“tune” is a noun and verb with 5 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence.

tune

noun

  1. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence

    “she was humming an air from Beethoven”

    Synonymsmelodyairstrainmelodic linelinemelodic phrase

  2. the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch

    “he cannot sing in tune”

    “the clarinet was out of tune”

  3. the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency

verb

  1. adjust for (better) functioning

    “tune the engine”

    Synonymstune up

  2. adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)

    “My piano needs to be tuned”

    Synonymstune up
    Oppositesuntune

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

More about “tune”

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