{
    "term": "tune",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "a series of musical notes that are sung or played in a particular order to form a piece of music",
            "sensetop": "to the tune of something",
            "labels": "(British English)(especially North American English)",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to sing/whistle a tune"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was humming a familiar tune."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can play a few tunes on the piano."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I don't know the title but I recognize the tune."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It was a **catchy tune** *(= easy to remember)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a football song sung to the tune of *(= using the tune of)* ‘When the saints go marching in’",
                    "contextForm": "to the tune of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a show/dance/pop tune"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The kids were picking out a popular tune on the old piano."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a collection of classic tunes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an old jazz tune"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He wasn't allowed in the choir because he couldn't hold a tune (= sing the correct notes)."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Music"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["little", "good", "great"],
                "verb + tune": ["hum", "play (somebody)", "sing"],
                "phrases": ["to the tune of something"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be/not be singing or playing the correct musical notes to sound pleasant",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "None of them could sing in tune."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The piano is out of tune."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Music"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be/not be in agreement with somebody/something; to have/not have the same opinions, feelings, interests, etc. as somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "These proposals are perfectly in tune with our own thoughts on the subject."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The President is out of tune with public opinion."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be the person who controls a situation",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to express a different opinion or behave in a different way when your situation changes",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Wait until it happens to him—he'll soon change his tune."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do whatever somebody tells you to",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the person who provides the money for something can also control how it is spent",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to behave in a different way from other people; to have different attitudes or ideas",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She was a gifted and original artist who marched to a different drummer."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to change your opinion about somebody/something or your attitude towards somebody/something",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Opinion and argument"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "used to emphasize how much money something has cost",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The hotel has been refurbished to the tune of a million dollars."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tjuːn/",
                "audio": "tu/tune/tune__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/tuːn/",
                "audio": "tu/tune/tune__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: unexplained alteration of tone. The verb is first recorded (late 15th cent.) in the sense ‘celebrate in music, sing’."
}