in tune

IN ACCORD, in keeping, in accordance, in agreement, in harmony, in step, in line, in sympathy.

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in tune

1. True in pitch

2. In accord (figurative)

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in/out of/tune music phrase

producing the right wrong note when you sing or play music

One of the guitars sounds a little out of tune.

Thesaurus: playing, performing and arranging music_hyponym

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in (or out of) tune

with correct (or incorrect) pitch or intonation

■ (of an engine or other machine) properly (or poorly) adjusted

■ figurative in (or not in) agreement or harmony

he was out of tune with conventional belief

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in tune

1 : in a state in which the correct musical sound is played or sung

The guitar was in tune.

2 a : in a state in which people agree with or understand one another

The president and his followers were clearly in tune.

— usually + with

They were clearly in tune with each other.

The speaker was very much in tune with our concerns. [=understood and shared our concerns]

The new supervisor is not in tune with the needs of the staff. [=does not understand/appreciate the needs of the staff]

2 b : in a state in which one thing agrees with or matches another

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His formal clothing was in tune with the occasion.

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Main Entry: ↑tune