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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

downtune en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /daʊnˈtjuːn/
  • /ˈdaʊntjuːn/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈdaʊntuːn/
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /daʊnˈtuːn/

Etymology

From down- + tune.

Meanings

  1. To tune (a musical instrument) to a lower pitch.
    • We all downtune for this song so it's easier on the singer.
    • He downtuned his guitar to play along with the recording.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
downtuning Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
downtuned Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
downtuned Tense=Past lexicographic
downtunes Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

tune down