attune en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /əˈtjuːn/ (UK)
- /əˈt(j)un/ (US)
- /əˈt͜ʃuːn/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad-bor. English ad- English tune English attune From ad- + tune.
Meanings
- (transitive) To bring into musical accord.
- (transitive) To tune (an instrument).
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(figuratively, transitive) To bring into harmony or accord.
By meditating, I try to attune myself to the greater cosmos.
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(poetic, transitive) To fill with music.
Is yonder wave the sun's eternal bed? / Soon shall the orient with new lustre burn, / And spring shall soon her vital influence shed, / Again attune the grove, […]
c. 1771, James Beattie, Life and Immortality:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| attuned | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| attuned | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| attunes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| attuning | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
reattune · attunable · misattune · attunement · attuner
Translations (20)
fr accorder (to tune an instrument) · bg настройвам (to tune an instrument) · oc accordar (to tune an instrument) · nl stemmen (to tune an instrument) · oc armonizar (to bring into harmony or accord) · es adecuar (to bring into harmony or accord) · cs sladit (to bring into harmony or accord) · es adaptar (to bring into harmony or accord) · cs naladit (to tune an instrument) · bg хармонизирам (to bring into musical accord) · oc accordar (to bring into musical accord) · es armonizar (to bring into musical accord) · fi virittää (to tune an instrument) · fr accorder (to bring into musical accord) · cs sladit (to bring into musical accord) · es afinar (to tune an instrument) · fr accorder (to bring into harmony or accord) · oc armonizar (to bring into musical accord) · fi sopeuttaa (to bring into harmony or accord) · oc accordar (to bring into harmony or accord)