in tune

prepositional phrase

Having the correct musical pitch.

“They are just not in tune with the contemporary market.”

Opposite
out of tune
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. entertainmentHaving the correct musical pitch.

    I need to fiddle with the strings on my violin. It doesn't sound in tune.

  2. figurativelyusuallyIn an understanding relationship (with something or someone).

    They are just not in tune with the contemporary market.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
out of tune

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 音高正確的 /音高正确的, 音準的 /音准的
  • 音高正確的 /音高正确的 (yīngāo zhèngquè de)having the correct musical pitch
  • 音準的 /音准的 (yīnzhǔn de)having the correct musical pitch
  • 了解 (liǎojiě)in an understanding relationship
Finnish vireessä, nuotissa
  • vireessähaving the correct musical pitch
  • nuotissahaving the correct musical pitch
  • puhtaastihaving the correct musical pitch
  • samassa linjassain an understanding relationship
French juste
  • justehaving the correct musical pitch
Greek αρμονικός
  • αρμονικός (armonikós)having the correct musical pitch
Māori orotau
  • orotauhaving the correct musical pitch
Portuguese afinado, em sintonia
  • afinadohaving the correct musical pitch
  • em sintoniain an understanding relationship
Spanish asemejarse, en sintonía
  • asemejarsein an understanding relationship
  • en sintoníain an understanding relationship
  • estar vinculadoin an understanding relationship
Cite this entry
APA

in tune. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20tune

MLA

“in tune.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20tune. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “in tune,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/in%20tune.

Source: in tune on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.