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attuneto bring into harmony or adjust to a particular situation or environment

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to bring into harmony or adjust to a particular situation or environment

Pronunciation (IPA): /əˈtuːn/

Korean meaning: 조화시키다, 적응시키다, 맞추다

Korean pronunciation: 어**튠**

Example Sentences

  • After three cups of coffee, I'm finally attuned to Monday morning meetings.
  • The meditation teacher helped students attune themselves to their inner peace.
  • My cat is perfectly attuned to the sound of the treat bag opening from three rooms away.

attune

VERB

//əˈtuːn//

to bring into harmony or adjust to a particular situation or environment

attune concept
💡 Concept

a focused musician carefully turns the tuning pegs on her acoustic guitar while watching a digital tuner. She plucks each string one by one, listening intently to match the correct pitch. Initially the tuner shows red lights indicating the strings are out of tune. As she adjusts each peg, the tuner gradually shifts from red to green, showing perfect pitch alignment. Her bandmate nods approvingly as the guitar finally harmonizes with the piano playing softly in the background. the guitar being attuned to achieve perfect musical harmony with its environment

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/əˈtuːn/
🇬🇧 UK/əˈtjuːn/

🌳Etymology

Prefixat--
Roottune

Origin

From the 16th century, combining the prefix 'at-' with 'tune'. Originally used for tuning musical instruments, it later expanded to mean adjusting or harmonizing with any environment or situation.

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🎵Rhyme

tunemoonsoonnoon
tune
moon
soon
noon

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

After three cups of coffee, I'm finally attuned to Monday morning meetings.

The meditation teacher helped students attune themselves to their inner peace.

😄 Fun example

My cat is perfectly attuned to the sound of the treat bag opening from three rooms away.

Athletes must attune their bodies to different time zones when traveling internationally.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

adjustadaptharmonizesynchronizealign

Antonyms

discordmisalignclash

Related

tuneharmonyadjustmentcalibratecoordinate