in tune

1. In agreement in musical pitch or intonation, as in It's hard to keep a violin in tune during damp weather , or Dave is always in tune with the other instrumentalists . [Mid-1400s]

2. In concord or agreement, as in He was in tune with the times . [Late 1500s] The antonyms for both usages, dating from the same periods, are not in tune and out of tune , as in That trumpet's not in tune with the organ , or The lawyer was out of tune with his partners .

Idioms and Phrases

Also, in tune with .

Example Sentences

One of these may be called the in-tune system and the other the under-tune system.

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Related Words

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