Definitions for tune

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Spelling: [toon, tyoon]

IPA: /tun, tyun/

Tune is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 4 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 6 points.

You can make 25 anagrams from letters in tune (entu).

Definitions for tune

noun

1. a succession of musical sounds forming an air or melody, with or without the harmony accompanying it.
2. a musical setting of a hymn, poem, psalm, etc., usually in four-part harmony.
3. the state of being in the proper pitch:
4. agreement in pitch; unison; harmony.
5. proper adjustment, as of radio instruments or circuits with respect to frequency.
6. harmonious relationship; accord; agreement.
7. Archaic. frame of mind; mood.
8. Obsolete. a tone or sound.
9. Thomas James ("Tommy") born 1939, U.S. dancer, choreographer, actor, singer, and director.

Idioms

1. call the tune, to decide matters of policy; control:
2. change one's tune, to reverse one's views; change one's mind:
3. sing a different tune, to be forced to change one's ways, attitude, behavior, etc.:
4. to the tune of, Informal. in or about the amount of:

Verb phrases

1. tune in, to adjust a radio or television set so as to receive (signals, a particular station, etc.).
2. tune out, to adjust a radio or television set so as to stop or avoid receiving (a station or channel). Slang. to stop paying attention to a person, situation, etc.
3. tune up, to cause a group of musical instruments to be brought to the same pitch. to begin to sing. to bring into proper operating order, as a motor:

verb (used with object)

1. to adjust (a musical instrument) to a correct or given standard of pitch (often followed by up).
2. to adapt (the voice, song, etc.) to a particular tone, to the expression of a particular feeling, or the like.
3. to bring (someone or something) into harmony.
4. to adjust (a motor, mechanism, or the like) for proper functioning.
5. Radio and Television. to adjust (a circuit, frequency, or the like) so as to bring it into resonance with another circuit, a given frequency, or the like. to adjust (a receiving apparatus) so as to make it compatible in frequency with a transmitting apparatus whose signals are to be received. to adjust (a receiving apparatus) so as to receive the signals of a particular transmitting station.
6. to put into or cause to be in a receptive condition, mood, etc.; bring into harmony or agreement.
7. Archaic. to utter, sound, or express musically. to play upon (a lyre).

verb (used without object)

1. to put a musical instrument in tune (often followed by up).
2. to give forth a musical sound.
3. to be in harmony or accord; become responsive.

Origin of tune

1350-1400; Middle English (noun); unexplained variant of tone

Examples for tune

Coax him to let you teach him—and bear with him if he should sing out of tune.

After all, ESPN is officially a business partner of the NFL to the tune of $5 billion plus per annum.

tune in next week for the rest of our in-depth interview with Mockingjay director Francis Lawrence.

The removal of the helmet for the first tune revealed the man's features.

It starts off like any other Lana tune, replete with minor chords and humming, distorted vocals.

The birds feel it—and wonder at the tune that makes no noise.

He can even hold a tune, as his scene-stealing turn in Les Miserables proved.

The tune was familiar to her in happier days, and she listened to it with tears.

It would take a few years for the ministry to change its tune on Borat.

Their bugle sang again, but Dick did not know what the tune meant.