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{
"term": "tune",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "a series of musical notes that are sung or played in a particular order to form a piece of music",
"sensetop": "to the tune of something",
"labels": "(British English)(especially North American English)",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to sing/whistle a tune"
},
{
"text": "He was humming a familiar tune."
},
{
"text": "I can play a few tunes on the piano."
},
{
"text": "I don't know the title but I recognize the tune."
},
{
"text": "It was a **catchy tune** *(= easy to remember)*."
},
{
"text": "a football song sung to the tune of *(= using the tune of)* ‘When the saints go marching in’",
"contextForm": "to the tune of something"
},
{
"text": "a show/dance/pop tune"
},
{
"text": "The kids were picking out a popular tune on the old piano."
},
{
"text": "a collection of classic tunes"
},
{
"text": "an old jazz tune"
},
{
"text": "He wasn't allowed in the choir because he couldn't hold a tune (= sing the correct notes)."
}
],
"topics": ["Music"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["little", "good", "great"],
"verb + tune": ["hum", "play (somebody)", "sing"],
"phrases": ["to the tune of something"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be/not be singing or playing the correct musical notes to sound pleasant",
"examples": [
{
"text": "None of them could sing in tune."
},
{
"text": "The piano is out of tune."
}
],
"topics": ["Music"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be/not be in agreement with somebody/something; to have/not have the same opinions, feelings, interests, etc. as somebody/something",
"examples": [
{
"text": "These proposals are perfectly in tune with our own thoughts on the subject."
},
{
"text": "The President is out of tune with public opinion."
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to be the person who controls a situation",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to express a different opinion or behave in a different way when your situation changes",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "Wait until it happens to him—he'll soon change his tune."
}
],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to do whatever somebody tells you to",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "the person who provides the money for something can also control how it is spent",
"labels": "(saying)",
"examples": []
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to behave in a different way from other people; to have different attitudes or ideas",
"examples": [
{
"text": "She was a gifted and original artist who marched to a different drummer."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "to change your opinion about somebody/something or your attitude towards somebody/something",
"examples": [],
"topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "used to emphasize how much money something has cost",
"labels": "(informal)",
"examples": [
{
"text": "The hotel has been refurbished to the tune of a million dollars."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/tjuːn/",
"audio": "tu/tune/tune__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/tuːn/",
"audio": "tu/tune/tune__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late Middle English: unexplained alteration of tone. The verb is first recorded (late 15th cent.) in the sense ‘celebrate in music, sing’."
}