tune

CEFRB1

/tjuːn/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A series of musical notes that form a melody.

  2. 02

    verb

    To adjust something so it works correctly.

Examples

  • He who pays the piper calls the tune.

  • The tune was not familiar to me.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /tʃuːn/
  • /tuːn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A song, or short musical composition.

  2. The act of tuning or maintenance.

  3. A melody.

More examples

In context

  • I just can't sing in tune!

  • Eric played a catchy tune on his acoustic guitar and Alyssa played the drums.

  • Your engine is now in tune.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The violinist carefully used a tuner to blank the pitch of each string.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English tune, an unexplained variant of tone, from Old French ton, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος (tónos, “a tone”). Doublet of tone, ton, and tonus.