Daily Vocabulary for Better Conversation

1. Music.
   1. A melody, especially a simple and easily remembered one.
   2. A song.
   3. Correct pitch.
   4. The state of being properly adjusted for pitch: a piano out of tune.
   5. Agreement in pitch: play in tune with the piano.
   6. Obsolete. A musical tone.
2. 1. Concord or agreement; harmony: in tune with the times.
   2. Archaic. Frame of mind; disposition.
3. Electronics. Adjustment of a receiver or circuit for maximum response to a given signal or frequency.

v.tr.

1. 1. Music. To put into proper pitch: tuned the violin.
   2. Archaic. To utter musically; sing.
2. To adopt or adjust, especially in order to bring into harmony.
3. Electronics.
   1. To adjust (a receiver) to a desired frequency.
   2. To adjust (a circuit) so as to make it resonant with a given input signal.
4. To adjust (an engine, for example) for maximum usability or performance.

To become attuned.

tune in

1. Electronics. To adjust a receiver to receive signals at a particular frequency or a particular program.
2. Slang. To make or become aware or responsive: Nobody tunes in to what anybody else is saying (Bruce Allen).

1. Electronics. To adjust a receiver so as not to receive a particular signal.
2. Slang.
   1. To disassociate oneself from one's environment: The average reader, used to seeing the world in three-dimensional color, tunes out (Carlin Romano).
   2. To become unresponsive to; ignore: tuned out the children's screaming.

1. Music. To adjust an instrument to a desired pitch or key.
2. To adjust a machine so as to put it into proper condition.
3. To prepare (oneself) for a specified activity.

to the tune of

1. To the sum or extent of: produced profits to the tune of $10 million.

[Middle English, variant of tone, tone. See tone.]