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# tune

noun (a tune, tunes); verb (tune, tunes, tuned, tuning)

«tune» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A tune is a series of musical notes that makes a song or melody you can remember and hum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tune/#m1)
2. To tune an instrument is to adjust it so its notes are at the right pitch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tune/#m2)
3. To tune a radio or TV is to set it to a channel or station. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tune/#m3)
4. «In tune» means singing or playing the right notes; «out of tune» means the notes are wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tune/#m4)
5. To tune an engine or machine is to adjust it so it works well. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tune/#m5)

### In the lessons

In music lessons pupils learn tunes, sing in tune, and tune guitars and violins. In science lessons on sound, tuning changes the tension of a string, and so its pitch. In everyday life «tune in» means switch on to watch or listen, and «stay tuned» means keep watching. Phrases: «in tune», «out of tune», «tune in», «stay tuned», «change your tune», «to the tune of».

### Examples

- She hummed a happy tune. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tune/#x1)
- The piano is out of tune. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tune/#x2)
- We tuned the guitar before the concert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tune/#x3)
- Tune in to the radio at nine. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tune/#x4)
- Stay tuned for more after the break. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tune/#x5)
- The class sang in tune. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tune/#x6)
- He changed his tune when he saw the prize. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tune/#x7)
- And the harp played a merry tune. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tune/#x8)

### Note

Plural: tunes. Past: tuned. «Change your tune» = change your opinion. «In tune with» also means understanding someone well. A tuning fork is a tool that makes one exact note.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «tune» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tune/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«tune» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tune.html) on Mova free.