C2adjectiveformalrelationshipsemotions
US/əˈtuːnd/
UK/əˈtjuːnd/
able to understand and react to something well, because you know it closely
In context
Good teachers are attuned to the needs of each student.
After a week in the forest, our ears became attuned to every small sound.
Small shops are often more attuned to local tastes than big chains.
Words that go with attuned
adjective + preposition
- attuned toable to understand and react well to somethingGood teachers are attuned to their students' needs.
adverb + adjective
- finely attunedvery sensitive and exact in understanding somethingHe has a finely attuned sense of what customers want.
- highly attunedvery sensitive to somethingDogs are highly attuned to their owner's mood.
- well attunedwell adapted to somethingThe team was well attuned to the market's changes.