TUNE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of tune – Learner’s Dictionary

tune
noun
uk
/tjuːn/
us
in tune
out of tune
The piano is out of tune.
tune
verb [ T ]
uk
/tjuːn/
us

tune verb [T] (MUSIC)

to make slight changes to a musical instrument so that it plays the right notes

tune verb [T] (TELEVISION/RADIO)

to make changes to a television or radio so that it receives programmes from a particular company:
Stay tuned for (= continue watching or listening for) more details.
The radio is tuned to Radio 5.

Phrasal verbs

(Definition of tune from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of tune

in Chinese (Traditional)
曲調, 曲調,曲子, 旋律…
in Chinese (Simplified)
曲调, 曲调,曲子, 旋律…
in Spanish
melodía, canción [feminine, singular]…
in Portuguese
melodia, melodia [feminine], afinar…
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in Urdu
in Ukrainian
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in Italian
धून…
曲, 歌, メロディー…
ezgi, melodi, nağme…
air [masculine], accorder, régler…
melodia…
wijsje, stemmen, afstemmen…
தொடர்ச்சியான இசைக் குறிப்புகள், குறிப்பாக இனிமையான மற்றும் நினைவில் கொள்ள எளிதான ஒன்று…
धुन…
ધૂન, તર્જ…
melodi, stemme, indstille…
melodi, låt, stämma…
tiun, menalakan…
die Melodie, stimmen, einstellen…
melodi [masculine], stemme, stille inn…
دھن…
мотив, мелодія, настроювати…
мелодия, настраивать (музыкальный инструмент), настраивать на канал/волну…
రాగం…
أغنيّة, لَحْن…
গানের সুর…
melodie, písnička, ladit…
lagu, melaras, menyetel…
ทำนอง, ตั้งเสียง, ตั้งคลื่นวิทยุ…
giai điệu, điều chỉnh giai điệu, chỉnh sóng…
melodia, stroić, nastawiać…
곡, 곡조, 선율…
canzone, musica, melodia…
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