tune in

verb

To select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio.

Meanings

verbtune in (third-person singular simple present tunes in, present participle tuning in, simple past and past participle tuned in)

present singular third person tunes in · participle present tuning in · participle past tuned in · past tuned in

  1. transitiveTo select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio.
  2. idiomatictransitiveTo pay attention.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Czech naladit
  • naladitto select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio
French syntoniser
  • syntoniserto select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio
German einschalten
  • einschaltento select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio
Italian sintonizzare
  • sintonizzareto select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio
Polish włączać odbiornik na daną stację, włączyć odbiornik na daną stację
  • włączać odbiornik na daną stacjęto select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio
  • włączyć odbiornik na daną stacjęto select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio
Portuguese sintonizar
  • sintonizarto select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio
Spanish sintonizar, estar atento a
  • sintonizarto select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio
  • estar atento ato select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio
Thai เปิดช่อง, เปิดคลื่น
  • เปิดช่องto select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio
  • เปิดคลื่นto select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio
Welsh tiwniu
  • tiwniuto select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio
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