tune

Meanings

Noun

• A melody.
• A song, or short musical composition.
• The act of tuning or maintenance.
• The state or condition of being correctly tuned.
• Temper; frame of mind.
• A sound; a note; a tone.
• Order; harmony; concord.

Verb

• To adjust (a musical instrument) so that it produces the correct pitches.
• To adjust or modify (esp. a mechanical or electrical device) so that it functions optimally.
• To adjust the frequency on a radio or TV set, so as to receive the desired channel.
• Of faculties, senses, etc.: to adapt to or direct towards a particular target.
• To make more precise, intense, or effective; to put into a proper state or disposition.
• To attune; to adapt in style of music; to make harmonious.
• To give a certain tone or character to.
• To sing with melody or harmony.
• To be impudent towards; to cheek.

Origin

• From Middle English tune, an unexplained variant of tone, from Old French ton, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος. tone, ton, and tonus.