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tune

Dictionary definition · tune

noun

  1. a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence"she was humming an air from Beethoven"
  2. the property of producing accurately a note of a given pitch"he cannot sing in tune"
  3. the adjustment of a radio receiver or other circuit to a required frequency

verb

  1. adjust for (better) functioning"tune the engine"
  2. adjust the pitches of (musical instruments)"My piano needs to be tuned"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).