tune

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /tjuːn/ or /tʃuːn/
• (US) (Canada) IPA ^(key): /t(j)un/

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Noun

Singular tune

Plural tunes

1. (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

Plain form tune

Third-person singular tunes

Past tense tuned

Past participle tuned

Present participle tuning

1. (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.

2. (transitive) If you tune a radio you set the frequency to get a certain signal.
3. (intransitive) If you tune-in to a show, you watch it or listen to it.