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at·tune

(ə-to͞on′, ə-tyo͞on′)

tr.v. at·tuned, at·tun·ing, at·tunes

1. To bring into a harmonious or responsive relationship: an industry that is not attuned to market demands.

2. Music To tune (an instrument).

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attune

(əˈtjuːn)

vb (tr)

1. to adjust or accustom (a person or thing); acclimatize

2. (Music, other) to tune (a musical instrument)

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at•tune

(əˈtun, əˈtyun)

v.t. -tuned, -tun•ing.

1. to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust: to attune oneself to country living.

2. to tune or bring into harmony.

[1590–1600]

attune

Past participle: attuned
Gerund: attuning

Imperative
attune
attune

Present
I attune
you attune
he/she/it attunes
we attune
you attune
they attune

Preterite
I attuned
you attuned
he/she/it attuned
we attuned
you attuned
they attuned

Present Continuous
I am attuning
you are attuning
he/she/it is attuning
we are attuning
you are attuning
they are attuning

Present Perfect
I have attuned
you have attuned
he/she/it has attuned
we have attuned
you have attuned
they have attuned

Past Continuous
I was attuning
you were attuning
he/she/it was attuning
we were attuning
you were attuning
they were attuning

Past Perfect
I had attuned
you had attuned
he/she/it had attuned
we had attuned
you had attuned
they had attuned

Future
I will attune
you will attune
he/she/it will attune
we will attune
you will attune
they will attune

Future Perfect
I will have attuned
you will have attuned
he/she/it will have attuned
we will have attuned
you will have attuned
they will have attuned

Future Continuous
I will be attuning
you will be attuning
he/she/it will be attuning
we will be attuning
you will be attuning
they will be attuning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been attuning
you have been attuning
he/she/it has been attuning
we have been attuning
you have been attuning
they have been attuning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been attuning
you will have been attuning
he/she/it will have been attuning
we will have been attuning
you will have been attuning
they will have been attuning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been attuning
you had been attuning
he/she/it had been attuning
we had been attuning
you had been attuning
they had been attuning

Conditional
I would attune
you would attune
he/she/it would attune
we would attune
you would attune
they would attune

Past Conditional
I would have attuned
you would have attuned
he/she/it would have attuned
we would have attuned
you would have attuned
they would have attuned

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Verb

attune - adjust or accustom to; bring into harmony with

adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"

attune

verb accustom, set, accord, tune, adjust, adapt, regulate, coordinate, modulate, harmonize, familiarize, acclimatize Meditation helps me to attune myself to the patient.

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attune

verb

1. To bring into accord:

accommodate, conform, coordinate, harmonize, integrate, proportion, reconcile, tune.

2. Music. To alter for proper functioning:

adjust, fix, regulate, set, tune (up).

Translations

accorder disposer régler

accordare armonizzare intonare

attune

[əˈtjuːn] VT to be attuned to sth (= in touch with) → estar sensibilizado a algo; (= in keeping with) → estar acorde con algo
she is deeply attuned to the needs of the land → está profundamente sensibilizada a las necesidades del terreno
a style of campaigning that is completely attuned to the electorate → un estilo de campaña que está totalmente en consonancia con el electorado
he is so well attuned to her thoughts and moods that → está tan compenetrado con sus pensamientos y cambios de humor que ...
to attune o.s. to; become attuned to (= start understanding) → sensibilizarse a; (= get used to) → adaptarse a, acostumbrarse a

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attune

vt (fig) → abstimmen (→ to auf +acc); to attune oneself to something → sich auf etw (acc) → einstellen; to become attuned to something → sich an etw (acc) → gewöhnen; the two of them are well attuned to each other → die beiden sind gut aufeinander eingespielt

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