tune in

verb

tuned in; tuning in; tunes in

transitive verb

: to listen to or view a broadcast of
tuned in the weather report

intransitive verb

1
: to listen to or view a broadcast
tune in next week for the conclusion
2
: to associate oneself with what is happening or one's surroundings

Examples of tune in in a Sentence

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Waka Waka was another, so the many thousands of home fans could launch into their chant to that tune in celebration of Kai Havertz. Nick Miller, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025 While fans of the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles will tune in for the Feb. 9 game at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans to cheer on their respective teams, so will fans of Kendrick Lamar. Emily Blackwood, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025 At least 100 million people are expected to tune in to next weekend’s Super Bowl 2025, taking place Sunday, Feb. 9 in New Orleans. Bruce Gil, Quartz, 2 Feb. 2025 As music bubbled through the city’s wards, Black orchestras performed for Black audiences and tweaked classical tunes in early antecedents of jazz. Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for tune in 

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of tune in was in 1913

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“Tune in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tune%20in. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.

Kids Definition

tune in

verb
1
: to listen to or view a broadcast
tune in next week for the conclusion
2
: to pay attention to what is happening or to one's surroundings

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