tune
tune
(tn, tyn) noun
1.
Music. a. A melody, especially a simple and easily remembered one. b. A song. c. Correct pitch. d. The state of being properly adjusted for pitch: a piano out of tune. e. Agreement in pitch: play in tune with the piano. f. Obsolete. A musical tone.
2. a. Concord or agreement; harmony: in tune with the times. b. Archaic. Frame of mind; disposition.
3. Electronics. Adjustment of a receiver or circuit for maximum response to a given signal or frequency.
verb
tuned, tuning, tunes
verb
, transitive
1.
a. Music. To put into proper pitch: tuned the violin. b. Archaic. To utter musically; sing.
2. To adopt or adjust, especially in order to bring into harmony.
3. Electronics. a. To adjust (a receiver) to a desired frequency. b. 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.
verb
, intransitive
To become attuned.
phrasal verb.
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. a. To disassociate oneself from one's environment: "The average reader, used to seeing the world in three-dimensional color, tunes out" (Carlin Romano). b. To become unresponsive to; ignore: tuned out the children's screaming.
3. Slang. a. To disassociate oneself from one's environment: "The average reader, used to seeing the world in three-dimensional color, tunes out" (Carlin Romano). b. 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
To the sum or extent of: produced profits to the tune of about $20 million.
[Middle English, variant of tone, tone. See
tone.]