tune

/tjuːn/ verb [T]

Definition

MUSIC › to make slight changes to a musical instrument so that it plays the right notes

TELEVISION/RADIO › to make changes to a television or radio so that it receives programmes from a particular company: Stay tuned for (= continue watching or listening for) more details. The radio is tuned to Radio 5.

(Definition of tune verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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