C1verbartsmediatechnology
US/tuːn/
UK/tjuːn/
to set an instrument so its notes sound right, or set a radio or engine to work well
More often (noun): a series of musical notes that makes a song easy to recognize
In context
He spent ten minutes tuning his guitar before the show.
Stay tuned for the weather forecast after the news.
Millions of viewers tuned in to watch the final.
Words that go with tune
verb + adverb
- tune inOver a million people tuned in to the live stream.
- tune outI just tune out when my uncle starts talking about politics.
verb + noun
- tune a guitarCan you teach me how to tune a guitar by ear?
- tune the radioShe tuned the radio to a jazz station.
adverb + verb
- finely tunedThe team works like a finely tuned machine.