tune1 nountune2 verb
tunetune1 /tjuːn $ tuːn/ ●●● S3 noun 
WORD ORIGINtune1
Origin:
1300-1400 toneEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- an old familiar tune
- I've heard that tune before, but I don't know the words to the song.
- The music box plays the tune "Send in the Clowns."
- Turn on the radio - let's hear some tunes.
- But they seek also to have a religion which is in tune with the world in which we live.
- Hrun hummed a little tune as he began to pull crumbling leather from the desecrated altar.
- Like a lot of country writers, his tunes often provide a scenario and a twist.
- So in the overture they put Reuben Reeves on stage doing some of Louis's tunes.
- Stephan hummed a little tune and stirred his soup.
- The band put an easy beat through every tune, you could waltz or smooch or shuffle.
- The invisible forces brought us together and made us waltz to an unheard tune.
- With his Soft Machine background, his deadpan baritone, his witty lyrics and catchy tunes, how could he fail?
THESAURUS
the sounds made by musical instruments or people singing: · The music was really loud.
the main series of musical notes in a piece of music: · a folk song with a pretty tune
the main series of notes in a piece of music that has many notes being played at the same time, especially in classical music: · The soprano sang the melody.
the chords or notes in a piece of music that support the melody: · the rich harmonies in the symphony
(also piece of music) an arrangement of musical notes – use this about music without words: · It’s a difficult piece to play.
formal a piece of music that someone has written: · This is one of his own compositions.
a piece of music, especially classical music: · one of Mozart’s best-known works
one of the songs or pieces of music on a CD: · the album’s title track
a piece of popular music that forms part of a concert or show: · the show’s first number
a short piece of music with words that you sing: · We sang songs around the campfire.· The song was written by John Lennon.
one of the songs on a CD or record: · Track three is my favourite one.
a song that forms part of a performance of several songs: · The show was brilliant, from the opening number to the end.
the notes in a song, without the words: · I recognize the tune, but I can’t remember what it’s called.
the main series of notes in a piece of music that has several parts which are played together: · The song has a simple melody and beautiful lyrics.
a set of sentences that make up one part of a song: · She sang the first verse of ‘Amazing Grace’.
a set of sentences in a song that is repeated after each verse: · Most of the kids were able to join in the chorus.
Longman Language Activatorto change your opinion or belief about something to change your opinion about something or someone: · At first the doctor said I was suffering from a virus, but now he's changed his mind.· Everyone has a right to change their mind.change your mind about: · I'm hoping Dad will change his mind about Louise after he meets her tonight.· I've changed my mind about the Riviera. I do like it after all.
formal to change your opinion because something has happened that has made you realize that you were wrong before: revise your opinion about/of: · Mrs Pemberton revised her opinion of her future son-in-law when he was accepted into law school.· Since visiting the refugee camps, I have revised my opinion about immigration quotas.
to change your mind about something and talk about it in a very different way from how you did before: · She used to be a Communist, but she changed her tune when her parents left her all that money.· You've changed your tune all of a sudden! Only yesterday you were saying you thought Christmas presents were a waste of money.
when you begin to feel differently about something or someone so that your attitude completely changes: · It's hard to explain this apparent change of heart.have a change of heart: · He didn't want kids at first, but he's had quite a change of heart.change of heart about: · We can only hope Congress may have a radical change of heart about welfare benefits.
also come round British to change your mind so that you gradually begin to agree with someone else's idea or opinion, especially after they have persuaded you that they are right: · He'll come around eventually. He doesn't have any choice, does he?· My mother stopped speaking to me when I first married Tom, but she's slowly coming around now.come around to somebody's view/way of thinking: · We had to talk to Sam for a long time before he came round to our way of thinking.come around to the idea/view that: · A lot of employers are coming around to the idea that older employees have a lot to offer a company.come around to doing something: · We're hoping that they'll eventually come round to accepting our offer.
formal to say publicly or formally that you have changed your mind and stopped believing what you used to believe, especially about religion or politics: · During the Moscow Show Trials in the 1930s, prisoners were forced to publicly recant.· After the Reformation, many Catholics recanted to avoid punishment.
to control people or to control what happens to make things happen or make people behave in the way that you want, by using your authority, skill, money etc: · Miss Weston is having difficulty controlling the children in that class.· The area is now controlled by rebels.· The head of department controls the budget.· Oloco is a huge company, controlling over half the world's oil trade.
the ability or power to make things happen or make people behave in the way that you want: have control: · Heads of department can make some decisions, but the chairman has overall control within the company.control over: · They seem to have no control over their children.control of: · Who has control of the budget?
to control a situation, organization, country etc - use this especially about someone who got their power by using force or by clever planning, but not by being elected: · The President has been arrested, and the rebel forces are now in control.be in control of: · Mr Howard questioned whether the police were still in control of the situation.
spoken used to say that someone has the power to make all the decisions and tell other people what to do: · Mrs Earnshaw is in charge, and what she says, goes.
informal to control a situation so that everyone else has to do what you say, agree with you etc: · It's definitely my mother who calls the shots in my family.· It's always been our policy that the customer should call the tune.
British /be in the driver's seat American informal to have more power than anyone else in a particular organization or situation, so that you control everything: · The Conservatives say they are looking forward to the election, and are confident that they will soon be back in the driving seat.be firmly in the driving seat: · This is how the government is now made up, with the Socialists firmly in the driving seat.
if you say someone is the boss within a family or group, you mean they have the most power over the other people in it: · You'd better ask Mom -- she's the boss around here.show somebody who's boss (=show them that you are in control): · He gave the dog a slap round the head, just to show him who was boss.
informal to be the person who has most power in a relationship - use this especially to say that the woman in a relationship controls the man: · I think you should talk to Pat - she's the one who wears the trousers in that household.
if you keep people in check , you control their behaviour, especially so that they cannot behave badly; if you keep a situation, especially a bad one, in check , you stop it developing any further: · The court heard that the general was unable to keep his troops in check.· The disease is held in check by weekly injections of a power drug.
music the sounds made by people singing or playing musical instruments, or the art and skill of writing, playing, or singing these sounds: · What kinds of music do you like?· The music was so loud you couldn't carry on a conversation.· Would you like to listen to some music?· The Royal College of Music· Did you study music at school?live music (=music that is not recorded): · The club has live music every Saturday night.rock/pop/country/classical etc music: · I've never been a big fan of country music.
relating to music: · Do you play a musical instrument?· Her teachers told her she had no musical ability whatsoever.· O'Connor uses a wide variety of musical styles in his performances.
a single musical sound: · It is amazing how expressive she makes each note sound.· Some of the singers had a little trouble with the high notes.
the main series of notes in a piece of music - use this especially when you think it is nice to listen to: · The music box plays the tune "Send in the Clowns."· I've heard that tune before, but I don't know the words to the song.
the main series of notes in a piece of music that has many lines being played at the same time: · The song has a simple melody and beautiful lyrics.· Melody is not the central element in Martino's compositions - rhythm is more important.
the chords or lines of music that accompany (=support) the melody: · The harmonies in her symphonies are wonderfully rich.· All first year music students are required to take a class in harmony.
a pattern of beats in music, that comes from the arrangement of the notes, the time between them, and the emphasis each note is given: · You need to feel the rhythm of the music in order to dance properly.· The band's music is known for its fiery Latin rhythms.
the main rhythm that a piece of music has: · Jessica moved her hips to the beat of the music.· Their new song has a good beat that you can dance to.
to have the same beliefs, ideas, or opinions as someone else having the same attitudes and beliefs and enjoying the same things as someone else: · Being with like-minded people makes my job much more enjoyable.· She convinced a group of like-minded friends to join her trekking in the Himalayas.
to have the same opinions, attitudes, and feelings as someone else, so that you understand each other very well: · My mother and I just aren't on the same wavelength -- she just can't understand why I don't want to get married.
to have the same opinions as someone else and agree about most things, so that you can exchange ideas easily and easily understand: · Politically they are our enemies, but when it comes to trade I think we speak the same language.· When your sales, marketing, and production people are all speaking the same language, it pays real dividends.
to have the same ideas and attitudes as a group, society, country etc and be easily accepted by it: · I'm not sure you're quite in tune with the philosophy of the organization.· Sartre's novels and plays were in tune with the revolutionary spirit of post-war France.
WORD SETSa cappella, adjectiveaccelerando, adjectiveaccompaniment, nounaccompanist, nounaccompany, verbaccordion, nounacid house, nounacoustic, adjectiveadagio, nounallegro, nounandante, adjectiveandante, nounanthem, nounaria, nounarpeggio, nounarr., arrange, verbarrangement, nounatonal, adjectiveback, verbbacking, nounbagpipes, nounbalalaika, nounballad, nounband, nounbandmaster, nounbandsman, nounbandstand, nounbanjo, nounbar, nounbarbershop, nounbaritone, nounbarrel organ, nounbass, nounbass, adjectivebass clef, nounbass guitar, nounbassist, nounbassoon, nounbaton, nounbeat, verbbeat, nounbebop, nounblast, verbblow, verbbluegrass, nounbolero, nounbongos, nounboogie, nounbootleg, nounbow, nounbow, verbbrass band, nounbreve, nounbridge, nounbugle, nounbusk, verbC, nouncabaret, nouncadence, nouncadenza, nouncalypso, nounC & W, canon, nouncantata, nouncanticle, nouncantor, nouncarillon, nouncarol, nouncarol, verbcastanets, nouncatchy, adjectivecellist, nouncello, nounchamber music, nounchamber orchestra, nounchant, verbchant, nounchoir, nounchoirboy, nounchoral, adjectivechorale, nounchord, nounchorister, nounchorus, nounChristmas carol, nounchromatic, adjectiveclapper, nounclarinet, nounclavichord, nounclef, nouncoda, nouncoloratura, nouncombo, nouncompose, verbcomposer, nounconcert, nounconcertgoer, nounconcertina, nounconcertmaster, nounconcerto, nounconduct, verbconductor, nounconsonant, adjectiveconsort, nouncontinuo, nouncontrabass, nouncontralto, nouncor anglais, nouncornet, nouncounterpoint, nouncountertenor, nouncountry and western, nouncountry music, nouncover, verbcover, nouncrescendo, nouncroon, verbcrotchet, nouncut, verbcymbal, nounD, noundamper, noundance, noundance band, noundemo, noundescant, noundidgeridoo, noundiminuendo, noundirge, noundisc jockey, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedissonance, nounditty, nounDixieland, noundo, noundoh, noundominant, noundouble bass, noundownbeat, noundrum, noundrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrum kit, noundrum major, noundrummer, noundrumming, noundrum-roll, noundrumstick, noundub, nounduet, noundulcimer, nounduo, nounear, nouneasy listening, nouneighth note, nounelevator music, nounencore, interjectionensemble, nounexpression, nounf., fa, nounfalsetto, nounfanfare, nounfantasia, nounfiddle, nounfiddler, nounfife, nounfinale, nounfingering, nounflat, adjectiveflat, nounflat, adverbflautist, nounfloor show, nounflourish, nounflute, nounfolk, nounfolk, adjectivefolk music, nounforte, nounforte, adjectivefortissimo, adjectiveforty-five, nounFrench horn, nounfret, nounfugue, nounfunk, nounfunky, adjectiveg, gamelan, noungig, noungig, verbglee club, nounglide, nounglockenspiel, noungong, noungospel, noungrand, noungrand opera, noungrand piano, nounGregorian chant, noungroup, nounguitar, nounhalf note, nounhalf step, nounhammer, nounhard rock, nounharmonic, adjectiveharmonica, nounharmonium, nounharmonize, verbharmony, nounharp, nounharpsichord, nounheavy metal, nounhigh, adjectivehigh-pitched, adjectivehip hop, nounhorn, nounhot, adjectivehouse music, nounhurdy-gurdy, nounhymn, nounimpressionism, nounimpressionist, nounimprovise, verbincidental music, nouninstrument, nouninstrumental, adjectiveinstrumental, nouninstrumentalist, nouninstrumentation, nouninterlude, nouninterval, nounjam, verbjam session, nounjazz, nounjazzy, adjectivejig, nounjingle, nounjungle, nounkaraoke, nounkazoo, nounkettledrum, nounkey, nounkeyboard, nounkey signature, nounla, nounlament, nounlargo, adjectiveleader, nounledger line, nounlegato, adjectiveleitmotif, nounlento, adjectivelibrettist, nounlibretto, nounlilt, nounlullaby, nounlute, nounlyre, nounlyric, adjectivelyrical, adjectivelyricism, nounlyricist, nounmadrigal, nounmaestro, nounmajor, adjectivemale-voice choir, nounmandolin, nounmaracas, nounmarch, nounmarching band, nounmariachi, nounmarimba, nounmasterclass, nounmedley, nounmellifluous, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemelody, nounmetronome, nounmezzo-soprano, nounmi, nounmiddle C, nounminim, nounminor, adjectiveminstrel, nounminuet, nounmodal, adjectivemode, nounmoderato, adjectivemodulate, verbmolto, adverbmood music, nounmotif, nounmouth organ, nounmouthpiece, nounmovement, nounmusic, nounmusical, adjectivemusical, nounmusical instrument, nounmusically, adverbmusician, nounmusicianship, nounmusicology, nounmusic stand, nounmute, verbmute, nounMuzak, nounnational anthem, nounnatural, adjectivenatural, nounNegro spiritual, nounnocturne, nounnote, nounnumber, nounnumber one, nounnursery rhyme, nounoboe, nounoctave, nounoctet, nounoff-key, adjectiveone-man band, nounopera, nounopera house, nounoperetta, nounopus, nounoratorio, nounorchestra, nounorchestral, adjectiveorchestra pit, nounorchestrate, verborgan, nounorgan grinder, nounorganist, nounovertone, nounoverture, nounp., panpipes, nounpart, nounpart-song, nounpause, nounpeal, verbpedal, nounpeg, nounpenny whistle, nounpercussion, nounperfect pitch, nounPhilharmonic, adjectivephrase, nounphrase, verbphrasing, nounpianissimo, adjectivepianist, nounpiano, nounpiano, adjectivepianola, nounpiccolo, nounpick, verbpick, nounpipe, verbpiped music, nounpiper, nounpitch, nounpitch, verbpizzicato, nounplainchant, nounplainsong, nounplay, verbplayer, nounplayer piano, nounplectrum, nounpluck, verbpolyphony, nounpop, nounpop group, nounpop music, nounpop star, nounprelude, nounpresto, adjectivepresto, nounprima donna, nounproduction number, nounpromenade concert, nounpsaltery, nounpunk, nounquarter note, nounquartet, nounquaver, nounquintet, nounR & B, nounrag, nounraga, nounragga, nounragtime, nounrange, nounrap, nounrap, verbrapper, nounrecital, nounrecitative, nounrecord, nounrecorder, nounreed, nounrefrain, nounreggae, nounregister, nounremaster, verbrendering, nounrendition, nounrepeat, nounrequest, nounrequiem, nounresonator, nounrest, nounrhapsody, nounrhythm, nounrhythm and blues, nounrhythm section, nounriff, nounroadie, nounroad manager, nounrock, nounrock and roll, nounrock music, nounrock 'n' roll, nounrondo, nounrostrum, nounround, nounrumba, nounrun, nounsalsa, nounsamba, nounsaxophone, nounsaxophonist, nounscale, nounscat, nounscherzo, nounscore, nounscore, verbsemibreve, nounsemiquaver, nounsemitone, nounseptet, nounserenade, nounserenade, verbset, nounsetting, nounsextet, nounshanty, nounsharp, adverbsharp, nounsheet music, nounsight-read, verbsignature tune, nounsing, verbsinger, nounsinger-songwriter, nounsingle, nounsitar, nounsixteenth note, nounska, nounskiffle, nounslide, nounslur, verbslur, nounsnare drum, nounso, nounsol, nounsol-fa, nounsolo, adjectivesolo, nounsoloist, nounsonata, nounsong, nounsongbook, nounsongster, nounsongwriter, nounsoprano, nounsoprano, adjectivesoul, nounsoundtrack, nounspiritual, nounsqueezebox, nounstaccato, adverbstaff, nounstandard, nounStar-Spangled Banner, the, stave, nounsteel band, nounsteel guitar, nounstep, nounstring, verbstringed instrument, nounstrum, verbstudy, nounsuite, nounswell, nounswing, nounsymphony, nounsyncopated, adjectivesyncopation, nounsynthesis, nounsynthesize, verbsynthesizer, nountabla, nountabor, nountambourine, nountechno, nountempo, nountenor, nountenor, adjectiveTex-Mex, adjectivetheme, nounthrash, nounthrenody, nounthrob, verbti, nountimbrel, nountime, nountime signature, nountimpani, nountoccata, nountom-tom, nountonal, adjectivetonality, nountone, nountone-deaf, adjectivetone poem, nountonic, nountootle, verbtrack, nountranscribe, verbtranspose, verbtreble, nountreble, adjectivetreble clef, nountremolo, nountriangle, nountrill, nountrombone, nountrumpet, nountuba, nountune, nountune, verbtuneful, adjectivetuneless, adjectivetuning fork, nountuning peg, nounukulele, noununaccompanied, adjectiveupright piano, nounvalve, nounvariation, nounverse, nounvibes, nounvibraphone, nounvibrato, nounviola, nounviolin, nounviolinist, nounvirginals, nounvirtuoso, nounvivace, adjectivevocal, adjectivevocal, nounvocalist, nounvoice, nounvoluntary, nounwaltz, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwhole note, nounwind instrument, nounwoodwind, nounxylophone, nounyodel, verbyodel, nounzither, nounzydeco, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
I’ve never been able to sing in tune (=sing the correct notes). He whistled a tune as he strolled down the corridor.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· He played a tune on the piano.
· She was humming a little tune to herself.
· They wrote many great tunes together in the 80s.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + tune (=one that is easy to remember)· His songs have simple words and catchy tunes.
(=the tune at the beginning or end of a television programme etc)· the theme tune from the movie 'Titanic'
(=a tune from a musical)· Broadway show tunes
· The DJ played some bouncy dance tunes.
· a rousing hymn tune
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES (=make it play at the right pitch)· The musicians were tuning their instruments before the concert began.
(=be able to sing a song, play a tune, say a poem etc because you have learned it) Do you know all the words to ‘As Time Goes By’?
Do you know all the words to ‘As Time Goes By’? (=make it receive broadcasts from a particular station)· The radio was tuned to a country-music station.
I’ve never been able to sing in tune (=sing the correct notes). He whistled a tune as he strolled down the corridor.· With his Soft Machine background, his deadpan baritone, his witty lyrics and catchy tunes, how could he fail?· Sure, Fleetwood Mac was responsible for some great, catchy tunes.· He writes catchy tunes with lavish pop hooks and huge slices of melody.· But this machine played music no-one had ever heard before. Catchy tunes, though, and everyone had a singalong.· Some catchy and not so catchy tunes help spread the green message.
· Everyone was singing a different song out of tune and taking no notice where they were throwing the water.· Then we might talk about how different books have different voices, different tunes.· That used to be a completely different tune.· Now he is singing a different tune.· But now it dances to a different tune.· These days I march to a different tune.· You're singing a different tune now from the one you sang after you'd left her behind and got yourself arrested.· Clough has always marched to a different tune, but this time his perversity may finally be his undoing.
· They are comfortably familiar tunes, but she interprets them in an intensely personal way.· While playing a familiar tune, these vans loudly whistle, talk, sing, and shout.· Lily grinned as the familiar tune made the boards of the stage beneath her feet throb.
· Mike Barson, the man who'd given them most of their best tunes, quit the group, spent.· The developer must have scrapped his plans by, as it was not a good tune for new golf villas.· Bassist and singer Mark King had a knack for orchestrating good tunes into invincible pop nuggets.· Enough to buy an entire album just for a couple of good tunes?· Religious masterpieces such as the Messiah continue to exercise a fascination which is much more than enjoyment of good tunes.· It was silly but it was catchy, and children loved it, which is always the sign of a good tune.· They also have the best hymns, good old jolly tunes.· Basically this has got a good feel to it, a good tune and a good throb.
· The refrigerator hummed its usual little tune to break the silence and Donna drank her coffee.· Whatever, Mesmerised is a really pretty, catchy perhaps even poppy, little tune.· The hotel phone sings its special little sickly Stef-and-Hugo tune.· A cheap little tune To cheap little rhymes Can cut a man's Throat sometimes.
· By careful timing they gave good renderings of a number of popular tunes.
· Too bad this disc puts so much emphasis on traditional folk tunes in its lessons.
NOUN· Even the distinctive signature tune has been re-recorded to provide a more modern feel.· Each programme had exciting graphics, instantly identifiable signature tunes and a competition.· One thing I regret: the jettisoning of the original signature tune.· It was Buddie's signature tune, the one his band always played at the start of every session.
· The theme tune from Titanic was played at their wedding.· Gowie Corby, Gowie Corby, the theme tune for all that's wrong in this school.· Tampons that play the Hollyoaks theme tune when inserted?· He had come to equate the programme's theme tune with dinner.· We swung into the Brotherhood of Man's special theme tune and turned all the spots on the stadium entrance.
VERB· Does not the divine drama seem to suggest that the Devil is calling the tune?· Despite a recent correction, technology called the marching tune in 1995.· It was the businessmen, not the lords, who called the tune when the industrial system began.· The man who pays the piper does his best to call the tune.· You young girls can call the tune nowadays.· At the end of the day, those who pay the piper must call the tune.· So don't fall for it - make sure it is you who calls the tune.· Sad to say, science is no longer pure: commerce pays for it and commerce calls the tune.
· Nice tenor too, and he carries a tune.
· Chairman tells union delegates why the old enemy may be changing its tune. reports from the trades union conference at Blackpool.· What is it about soundtrack projects that makes hard rockers want to change their tune?· He'd soon change his tune if he thought she'd lost interest.· When he got back, he'd changed his tune.· It was only when audiences hailed her that he changed his tune.· It also begs a question about whether the government is changing its tune?· However, when questioned further he quickly changed his tune.
· I found myself humming to the tune of the violin an old man was playing for sous.· He was fifteen minutes humming a hymn tune as he did his toenails.· Hrun hummed a little tune as he began to pull crumbling leather from the desecrated altar.· Limbs and trunks rubbed together and intermingled, humming deep tunes like giant bass fiddles.· And when I hummed old tunes that soothed my baby sister something in them spiked your grief to howling.· The path narrowed, and Maude moved out in front, humming a tune Rob recognized.· No one knew his name, but people hummed his tunes.· She's humming a tune behind her silly smile.
· I don't just play tunes at keep fit classes.· While playing a familiar tune, these vans loudly whistle, talk, sing, and shout.· The karaoke machine had played the tune a month before the tune turned up on the wireless set.· They play some very sophisticated tunes from the so-called real book.· Don't play your: old tune, will you?· The radio was on, playing one Glenn Miller tune after another.· Ribs like a xylophone, they said. Play us a tune, Hoomey.· I have been playing the tune now for nearly 40 years.
· It is sung to the tune of Twinkle, twinkle, little star.· Now he is singing a different tune.· They were singers and they couldn't sing a note in tune.· Now the governors are singing a new tune: Not so fast.· Harriet found Paul teasing Ben: asking him to sing a tune, then taunting him.· Today, he sings his classic tunes and hands out spiritual books at the end.· You're singing a different tune now from the one you sang after you'd left her behind and got yourself arrested.· Throughout a mediocre regular season, the Suns have continually sung the same tune.
· But equally often he'd collapse in the middle of a sentence or whistling a tune.· The stranger was swinging his umbrella and whistling that infuriating tune.· Thought I was going to die, and then twenty-four hours later I was whistling show tunes.· In fact, Henry can whistle one tune which makes them all want to follow him.· I listened hard and there was only the sound of the pool man whistling a tune to himself.· From that moment Tess found she could whistle tunes to the birds just as Mrs d'Urberville wanted.· A deckhand on the ferry from Brooklyn whistled the tune, and the words floated up from nowhere.
· He writes catchy tunes with lavish pop hooks and huge slices of melody.· He wrote the tune that became the premiere rock song of all time.· Kevin Costner shares the writing credit on one tune.· And anyway, apart from one or two occasional pieces, I don't write tunes or songs outside a dramatic context.· He was jointly responsible for writing at least one tune which became a hit and made a name for the other writer.· Not writing a tune is easier than writing one.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► in tune with somebody/something, out of tune with somebody/something► to the tune of $1,000/£2 million etcPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[countable] a series of musical notes that are played or sung and are nice to listen to SYN melody: - A trained singer knows when her voice is in tune.
- The guitar was badly out of tune.
- It went out of tune very easily.
- The beds on Disturbed are all out of tune, too taut or too loose.
- But chaps who try chat-up lines of their own get the boot-because she likes to call the shots.
- Does not the divine drama seem to suggest that the Devil is calling the tune?
- It was the businessmen, not the lords, who called the tune when the industrial system began.
- Now, those calling the shots for the company began to realize that the whole damn case was getting too risky.
- Strug, the Houstonian with powerful floor and vault routines, may benefit from having Karolyi calling the shots.
- Traditionally, Tucson Water officials have also been allowed to call the shots.
- Watching outsiders call the shots is not easy.
- You young girls can call the tune nowadays.
- Newsome was originally against the plan, but later changed his tune.
- She used to be a Communist, but she changed her tune when her parents left her all that money.
- You've changed your tune all of a sudden! Only yesterday you were saying you thought Christmas presents were a waste of money.
- Chairman tells union delegates why the old enemy may be changing its tune. reports from the trades union conference at Blackpool.
- He'd soon change his tune if he thought she'd lost interest.
- However, when questioned further he quickly changed his tune.
- It also begs a question about whether the government is changing its tune?
- It was only when audiences hailed her that he changed his tune.
- What is it about soundtrack projects that makes hard rockers want to change their tune?
- When he got back, he'd changed his tune.
- They control all the funding so we have to dance to their tune.
- But now it dances to a different tune.
- Everyone was in a circle now, dancing to a rollicking tune played by the small band, and changing partners.
- Mandeville and Santerre had arrived at Templecombe wanting to make everyone dance to their tune.
- Now he danced to Kirov's tune, without knowing the steps.
- She had to stay on her best behaviour and dance to his tune.
- She was dancing to his tune a little too, and she was uneasily aware of it.
- This is how I like things - me pulling the strings, getting them to dance to my tune.
- Why did he get the feeling that he and Egbert were dancing to a tune?
- Her benefits were therefore not so much economic as political: he who pays the piper calls the tune.
- Now he is singing a different tune.
- You're singing a different tune now from the one you sang after you'd left her behind and got yourself arrested.
- Stay tuned for more on this late-breaking story.
- Could the same thing happen in the stock market this year? Stay tuned.
- Stay tuned, because the Carrey saga should get interesting.
- And some of us stay tuned to David Sesno.
- And they wanted us to stay tuned to the second half-hour for a thing on Vanna White.
- Even with remote controls at our fingertips, we are likely to stay tuned to the channel we have been watching.
- Music Center sources say, so stay tuned.
- The entire world will have to stay tuned to find out.
- Gowie Corby, Gowie Corby, the theme tune for all that's wrong in this school.
- I know she liked the theme music.
- I worked on the theme song with Ziggy Marley.
- Sometimes the cartoon theme song is better than some of the episodes themselves.
- Tampons that play the Hollyoaks theme tune when inserted?
- The theme music for the show starts up.
- The theme music starts and I immediately find something more interesting to do.
- The theme tune from Titanic was played at their wedding.
That’s a nice tune. She sang some old classics and a few new tunes.to the tune of something (=using the same tune as another song) The song was sung to the tune of ‘Amazing Grace’.► see thesaurus at music2in tune playing or singing the correct musical note: They sang perfectly in tune.3out of tune playing or singing higher or lower than the correct musical note: Greg’s bass guitar was out of tune.4in tune with somebody/something, out of tune with somebody/something able or unable to realize, understand, or agree with what someone else thinks or wants: The industry is changing in tune with changing demand.5to the tune of $1,000/£2 million etc informal used to emphasize how large an amount or number is: Canada is funding the programme to the tune of $30 million. → call the tune at call1(9), → change your tune at change1(14), → dance to somebody’s tune at dance2(4), → fine-tune, signature tuneCOLLOCATIONSverbsplay a tune· He played a tune on the piano.hum/whistle a tune· She was humming a little tune to herself.write/compose a tune· They wrote many great tunes together in the 80s.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + tunecatchy/memorable (=one that is easy to remember)· His songs have simple words and catchy tunes.the theme tune/signature tune (=the tune at the beginning or end of a television programme etc)· the theme tune from the movie 'Titanic'a show tune (=a tune from a musical)· Broadway show tunesa dance tune· The DJ played some bouncy dance tunes.a hymn tune· a rousing hymn tunetune1 nountune2 verb
tunetune2 ●○○ verb [transitive] VERB TABLE
tune
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | tune |
| he, she, it | tunes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | tuned |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have tuned |
| he, she, it | has tuned | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had tuned |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will tune |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have tuned |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am tuning |
| he, she, it | is tuning | |
| you, we, they | are tuning | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was tuning |
| you, we, they | were tuning | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been tuning |
| he, she, it | has been tuning | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been tuning |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be tuning |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been tuning |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- If the engine needs to be tuned, Dad can do it.
- The television was tuned to a rerun of "M.A.S.H."
- He is the main - no, the only - reason for tuning into Neighbours.
- Residents from at least 62 countries tuned in to the program.
- Secondly, in some species the choice is remarkably finely tuned so that under certain circumstances familiarity may be preferred over novelty.
- Stay tuned, because the Carrey saga should get interesting.
- The bikes would sit somewhere between Superstock and superbike machines, with less tuning allowed to them than superbikes.
- The detector has an amplifier that is tuned to recognize and amplify only the pulsed signal.
- The entire world will have to stay tuned to find out.
Longman Language Activatorto not pay attention to what someone says or does
to deliberately pay no attention to what someone does or says, and pretend it is not important or does not affect you: · She ignored my question and continued her story.· Someone made a rude noise, which the teacher decided to ignore.· My father's always telling me what to do, but I usually just ignore him.ignore somebody's advice/warning: · It was very stupid of you to ignore your mother's advice.· Ignoring my warnings, he dived straight into the shallow water.
to ignore someone or something, especially by not watching or listening to them: · "What's this injection for?'' he asked the nurse. She paid no attention, rolling up his sleeve in silence.· People living near the crash scene paid no attention when they heard the aircraft's engine cut out in mid-air. pay no attention/not pay any attention to: · More than half the people questioned said they did not pay any attention to political broadcasts.
not to let someone affect what you do or the way you feel: · Stan has fired me before. I usually take no notice and turn up for work again the next day.take no notice/not take any notice of: · Take no notice of him. He's just being silly.· He never took any notice of the baby, even when it screamed.
to ignore someone's advice when they talk to you: · You never listen to me. You just do whatever you want.· It's because you didn't listen to Roger that you are in this trouble now.not listen to reason (=not listen to sensible advice): · We all warned Susan not to marry that man, but she wouldn't listen to reason.
if your request or suggestion falls on deaf ears , it is ignored by the people who have the power to deal with it: · The workers' demand for a wage increase has fallen on deaf ears.· As rioting continued, Mayor Warren appealed for calm, but his words fell on deaf ears.
informal to not be willing to listen to people's problems, complaints, bad news etc because you do not want to be worried by them: · You'd think the government would be concerned about people sleeping rough, but they just don't want to know.not want to know about: · If you're going to start an argument with Alex, I don't want to know about it.
especially American to deliberately not listen to what someone is saying, especially because it is unpleasant or you have heard it before: tune out something: · He had learned to tune out the kids' constant questions.tune something out: · There was a warning voice in the back of her mind, but she tuned it out.
to listen to the radio to listen to a radio programme or a particular radio station: · Lucy sat in her car, listening to the radio.· I always listen to the news while I have my breakfast.· What station are you listening to?
to turn on your radio and listen to a particular programme, especially if you do this at the same time each week: · Be sure to tune in next week at the same time for another exciting episode of "Death Ray".tune in to: · Tune in to the Breakfast Show tomorrow to win VIP tickets to the Lollapalooza festival on Long Island.
WORD SETSaerial, nounairtime, nounAM, nounantenna, nounatmospherics, nounaudio, adjectiveband, nounBBC, the, beacon, nounbeam, verbBeeb, the, bleep, verbboom, nounboom box, nounBritish Broadcasting Corporation, nounbroadband, nounbroadcast, nounbroadcast, verbcable television, CB, nounCCTV, nounCeefax, nounchannel, nounclosed circuit television, nouncommunications satellite, nouncontrast, noundial, nounDJ, nounexposure, nounflash, verbFM, nounfrequency, nounham, nounHz, interference, nounjam, verbkHz, kilohertz, nounlinkup, nounlive, adjectivelocal radio, nounlong wave, nounloudspeaker, nounLW, mast, nounmedium wave, nounmegahertz, nounMHz, modulate, verbmonitor, nounmono, nounmono, adjectiveNBC, nounnetwork, nounnetwork, verbon-air, adjectiveover, prepositionpresenter, nounprogramming, nounquadraphonic, adjectiveradio, nounradio, verbreceive, verbreceiver, nounreception, nounrepeat, verbrepeat, nounrerun, nounrerun, verbroger, interjectionsatellite, nounsatellite dish, nounsatellite television, nounsaturation, nounscrambler, nounseries, nounset, nounshipping forecast, nounship-to-shore, adjectiveshort wave, nounsignal, nounsignature tune, nounsimulcast, verbSOS, nounsound, nounsound bite, nounsound check, nounstatic, nountelecast, nounTeletext, nountelevise, verbtelevision, nountelevision licence, nountelly, nountime signal, nountrack, verbtransistor, nountransistor radio, nountransmission, nountransmit, verbtransmitter, nountune, verbtuner, nountweeter, nountwo-way, adjectiveUHF, noununscramble, verbveejay, nounvideo, nounvideo, adjectivevideo jockey, nounvolume, nounwaveband, nounwavelength, nounwhite noise, nounwireless, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES I’ve never been able to sing in tune (=sing the correct notes). He whistled a tune as he strolled down the corridor.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
(=make it play at the right pitch)· The musicians were tuning their instruments before the concert began.
(=be able to sing a song, play a tune, say a poem etc because you have learned it) Do you know all the words to ‘As Time Goes By’?
Do you know all the words to ‘As Time Goes By’? (=make it receive broadcasts from a particular station)· The radio was tuned to a country-music station.
I’ve never been able to sing in tune (=sing the correct notes). He whistled a tune as he strolled down the corridor.· Courses cater for all levels of diver from the absolute beginner up to those who want to fine tune their technique.· When you read some one who can write about this as well as Lessing, it helps you fine tune your own perceptions.
· Secondly, in some species the choice is remarkably finely tuned so that under certain circumstances familiarity may be preferred over novelty.· It is a finely tuned art that depends on the perceptive skills and sound judgment of the consultant.· Not only is the bird's distribution highly individual, its ecology is more finely tuned than that of any other falcon.· And it is our experience that successful entrepreneurs quickly develop a finely tuned instinct for investing their time in high-profit opportunities.· His stomach was as finely tuned an instrument as was his palate.· Likewise, the balance between incidental excitement and structural cohesion is finely tuned in Strauss's Till Eulenspiegel.· They are so finely tuned to each other s responses that they do seem to be cellmates.· The administration of each territory was finely tuned and certain aspects of it were recorded on clay tablets at the urban centres.
· All her senses were highly tuned to him.
NOUN· More than 3. 5 billion people are expected to tune in to the July 19 event.· Instead of either changing or performing, people tune out.
· All the radios were tuned into the number one song Stormy Weather, by Lena Horne.· Perhaps they need a little Radio tuned in to Norman out at that far post!· Some soccer moms waited in their minivans and station wagons, but none had their radios tuned to the presidential debate.
· It was the game that caused so many to travel to Arizona and tune in on television.
VERB· Music Center sources say, so stay tuned.· Even with remote controls at our fingertips, we are likely to stay tuned to the channel we have been watching.· Who still works for the 60-officer department as a dispatcher. Stay tuned.· The entire world will have to stay tuned to find out.· And they wanted us to stay tuned to the second half-hour for a thing on Vanna White.· Could the same thing happen in 1996? Stay tuned.· And some of us stay tuned to David Sesno.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► tune something ↔ upPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1to make a musical instrument play at the right pitch: - And it is our experience that successful entrepreneurs quickly develop a finely tuned instinct for investing their time in high-profit opportunities.
- Dana had been too determined to avoid her, and Claudia's finely tuned senses told her Dana was uneasy.
- He was a highly tuned machine for using people.
- He was a highly sensitized instrument, a finely tuned social and academic barometer.
- It is a finely tuned art that depends on the perceptive skills and sound judgment of the consultant.
- Or had it been between them, or only in her own highly tuned emotions?
- Secondly, in some species the choice is remarkably finely tuned so that under certain circumstances familiarity may be preferred over novelty.
- True each of them has been finely tuned.
- But chaps who try chat-up lines of their own get the boot-because she likes to call the shots.
- Does not the divine drama seem to suggest that the Devil is calling the tune?
- It was the businessmen, not the lords, who called the tune when the industrial system began.
- Now, those calling the shots for the company began to realize that the whole damn case was getting too risky.
- Strug, the Houstonian with powerful floor and vault routines, may benefit from having Karolyi calling the shots.
- Traditionally, Tucson Water officials have also been allowed to call the shots.
- Watching outsiders call the shots is not easy.
- You young girls can call the tune nowadays.
- Newsome was originally against the plan, but later changed his tune.
- She used to be a Communist, but she changed her tune when her parents left her all that money.
- You've changed your tune all of a sudden! Only yesterday you were saying you thought Christmas presents were a waste of money.
- Chairman tells union delegates why the old enemy may be changing its tune. reports from the trades union conference at Blackpool.
- He'd soon change his tune if he thought she'd lost interest.
- However, when questioned further he quickly changed his tune.
- It also begs a question about whether the government is changing its tune?
- It was only when audiences hailed her that he changed his tune.
- What is it about soundtrack projects that makes hard rockers want to change their tune?
- When he got back, he'd changed his tune.
- They control all the funding so we have to dance to their tune.
- But now it dances to a different tune.
- Everyone was in a circle now, dancing to a rollicking tune played by the small band, and changing partners.
- Mandeville and Santerre had arrived at Templecombe wanting to make everyone dance to their tune.
- Now he danced to Kirov's tune, without knowing the steps.
- She had to stay on her best behaviour and dance to his tune.
- She was dancing to his tune a little too, and she was uneasily aware of it.
- This is how I like things - me pulling the strings, getting them to dance to my tune.
- Why did he get the feeling that he and Egbert were dancing to a tune?
- Her benefits were therefore not so much economic as political: he who pays the piper calls the tune.
- Now he is singing a different tune.
- You're singing a different tune now from the one you sang after you'd left her behind and got yourself arrested.
- Stay tuned for more on this late-breaking story.
- Could the same thing happen in the stock market this year? Stay tuned.
- Stay tuned, because the Carrey saga should get interesting.
- And some of us stay tuned to David Sesno.
- And they wanted us to stay tuned to the second half-hour for a thing on Vanna White.
- Even with remote controls at our fingertips, we are likely to stay tuned to the channel we have been watching.
- Music Center sources say, so stay tuned.
- The entire world will have to stay tuned to find out.
- Gowie Corby, Gowie Corby, the theme tune for all that's wrong in this school.
- I know she liked the theme music.
- I worked on the theme song with Ziggy Marley.
- Sometimes the cartoon theme song is better than some of the episodes themselves.
- Tampons that play the Hollyoaks theme tune when inserted?
- The theme music for the show starts up.
- The theme music starts and I immediately find something more interesting to do.
- The theme tune from Titanic was played at their wedding.
Someone’s coming tomorrow to tune the piano.2 (also tune up) to make small changes to an engine so that it works as well as possible3to make a radio or television receive broadcasts from a particular placetune something to something The radio was tuned to a classical station. → stay tuned at stay1(8)4finely/highly tuned finely tuned feelings, senses, or systems are extremely sensitive and able to react quicklybe tuned to something a species finely tuned to life in the deserttune in phrasal verb1to watch or listen to a broadcast on radio or televisiontune in to People get their information by tuning in to foreign radio stations. More than 150 million Americans tuned in to watch the final episode.2 (also be tuned in) to realize or understand what is happening or what other people are thinkingtune in to Try to tune in to your partner’s needs. The company aims to be more tuned in to customer needs.tune out phrasal verb informal to ignore or stop listening to someone or something: A bored child may simply tune out.tune somebody/something ↔ out I learned to tune out the background noise.tune up phrasal verb1when musicians tune up, they prepare their instruments to play at the right pitchtune something ↔ up The band were tuning up their guitars.2tune something ↔ up to make small changes to an engine so that it works as well as possible