- tune
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ little▪
He hummed a little tune as he washed the dishes.
▪ good, great, nice▪ happy, jaunty, lively, merry, upbeat, uplifting▪ haunting, melancholy, sad▪ classic, familiar, favourite/favorite, old, popular, traditional, well-known▪a collection of classic tunes
▪ catchy (informal), memorable▪ dance, show▪ folk, jazz, pop, etc.▪an old jazz tune
▪ hymn▪ signature (BrE), theme (esp. BrE)VERB + TUNE▪ hum, play (sb), sing, whistle▪He softly hummed the tune to himself.
▪She played us a tune on the piano.
▪ spin (informal)▪DJs spinning the coolest tunes
▪ hum along with, sing along with▪ compose, write▪ pick out▪The kids were picking out a tune on the old piano.
▪ carry, hold▪He wasn't allowed in the choir because he couldn't hold a tune.
PHRASES▪ to the tune of sth▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The crowd were singing ‘Give us jobs!’ to the tune of ‘Happy Birthday’.
verb1 adjust an engine, a machine, etc.ADVERB▪ perfectly, precisely▪ carefully, properlyPREPOSITION▪ toPHRASES▪ finely tuned, highly tuned▪a finely tuned engine
2 adjust a TV, radio, etc.ADVERB▪ permanently▪His radio was permanently tuned to Radio KVB.
▪ automatically▪Most phones will automatically tune to the strongest network signal.
▪ regularly▪Ten million people regularly tune in to see his show.
▪ in▪Don't forget to tune in to our special news coverage this evening.
PREPOSITION▪ for, into▪200 000 people tune into the station each week.
▪ to▪I tuned to the BBC for the late news.
PHRASES▪ badly tuned▪He heard everything through a screen of interference, like on a badly tuned radio.
▪ stay tuned▪Stay tuned for the news.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
