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The definition of a tune is a song, a melody, having correct musical pitch or being in the correct key.

(noun)

An example of a tune is The Star Spangled Banner.
An example of a tune is the music of Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star.
An example of a tune is a person able to sing on key.

Tune is defined as to adjust or adapt a condition, situation, instrument or voice.

(verb)

An example of tune is turning a radio dial to a particular station.
An example of tune is adjusting the strings of a guitar until they sound in key.

See tune in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Obsolete a sound or tone
1. a succession of musical tones forming a rhythmic, catchy whole; melody; air
2. a musical setting of a hymn, psalm, poem, etc.
the condition of having correct musical pitch, or of being in key; also, harmony; agreement; concord: now used chiefly in the phrases and : a violin that is in tune, a person out of tune with the times

Origin: ME, var. of tone, tone

transitive verb tuned, tuning

to adjust (a musical instrument) to some standard of pitch; put in tune
to adapt (music, the voice, etc.) to some pitch, tone, or mood
to adapt to some condition, mood, etc.; bring into harmony or agreement
Now Rare to utter or express musically
1. to adjust (a system, motor, etc.) to the proper or desired condition or performance
2. to adjust (a radio or TV receiver) to a given frequency or channel

intransitive verb

to be in tune; harmonize

See tune in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

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.
a. Concord or agreement; harmony: in tune with the times.
b. Archaic Frame of mind; disposition.
Electronics Adjustment of a receiver or circuit for maximum response to a given signal or frequency.

verb tuned tuned, tun·ing, tunes

verb, transitive

a. Music To put into proper pitch: tuned the violin.
b. Archaic To utter musically; sing.
To adopt or adjust, especially in order to bring into harmony.
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.
To adjust (an engine, for example) for maximum usability or performance.

verb, intransitive

To become attuned.

Phrasal Verbs: tune in Electronics To adjust a receiver to receive signals at a particular frequency or a particular program. Slang To make or become aware or responsive: “Nobody tunes in to what anybody else is saying” (Bruce Allen). tune out Electronics To adjust a receiver so as not to receive a particular signal. 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 Music To adjust an instrument to a desired pitch or key. To adjust a machine so as to put it into proper condition. To prepare (oneself) for a specified activity.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , variant of tone, tone; see tone

American dancer, choreographer, and director whose contributions to Broadway productions, including The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1978) and My One and Only (1983), have earned him critical acclaim.

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