synchronize
verb /ˈsɪŋkrənaɪz/
/ˈsɪŋkrənaɪz/
(British English also synchronise)
(also informal sync, synch)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they synchronize | /ˈsɪŋkrənaɪz/ /ˈsɪŋkrənaɪz/ |
| he / she / it synchronizes | /ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzɪz/ /ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple synchronized | /ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzd/ /ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzd/ |
| past participle synchronized | /ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzd/ /ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzd/ |
| -ing form synchronizing | /ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈsɪŋkrənaɪzɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to happen at the same time or to move at the same speed as something; to make something do this
- synchronize (with something) The sound track did not synchronize with the action.
- The timing of the gun was precisely synchronized with the turning of the plane’s propeller.
- synchronize something (with something) Let's synchronize our watches (= make them show exactly the same time).
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- perfectly
- carefully
- automatically
- …
- with
- [transitive] to link data files between one computer or mobile device and another so that the information in the files on both machines is the same
- synchronize something (between A and B) You can use the technology to synchronize data between computers.
- synchronize something (with something) The phone lets you synchronize your calendar and contacts with your PC.