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Collocations for tune - noun

ADJECTIVE

little
He hummed a little tune as he washed the dishes.
good, great, nice
happy, jaunty, lively, merry, upbeat, uplifting
haunting, melancholy, sad
classic, familiar, favourite/favorite, old, popular, traditional, well-known
a collection of classic tunes
catchy (informal), memorable
dance, show
folk, jazz, pop, etc.
an old jazz tune
hymn
signature (BrE), theme (esp. BrE)

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VERB + tune

hum, play (sb), sing, whistle
He softly hummed the tune to himself.
She played us a tune on the piano.
spin (informal)
DJs spinning the coolest tunes
hum along with, sing along with
compose, write
pick out
The kids were picking out a tune on the old piano.
carry, hold
He wasn't allowed in the choir because he couldn't hold a tune.

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PHRASES

to the tune of sth
The crowd were singing ‘Give us jobs!’ to the tune of ‘Happy Birthday’.

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Collocations for tune - verb

1. adjust an engine, a machine, etc.

ADVERB

perfectly, precisely
carefully, properly

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PREPOSITION

to

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PHRASES

finely tuned, highly tuned
a finely tuned engine

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2. adjust a TV, radio, etc.

ADVERB

permanently
His radio was permanently tuned to Radio KVB.
automatically
Most phones will automatically tune to the strongest network signal.
regularly
Ten million people regularly tune in to see his show.
in
Don't forget to tune in to our special news coverage this evening.

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PREPOSITION

for, into
200 000 people tune into the station each week.
to
I tuned to the BBC for the late news.

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PHRASES

badly tuned
He heard everything through a screen of interference, like on a badly tuned radio.
stay tuned
Stay tuned for the news.

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Tune is used with these nouns as the object:
engine, guitar, harp, instrument, piano, radio, string, violin

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