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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Additionally, fans can tune in via F1’s social media channels and YouTube for free. Madeline Coleman, The Athletic, 16 Feb. 2025 In the Bay Area, tune in to KGO-TV (channel 7) with an antenna or a cable TV provider. Pueng Vongs, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2025 One week later, nearly 40 million people tuned in to see if Carter and Lucy pulled through — R.I.P., Lucy! Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 12 Feb. 2025 Even though Kendrick Lamar has five No. 1s on the Billboard Hot 100 among 88 hits on the chart, there were still viewers who tuned in to the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show seemingly unaware of the depth of the rapper’s decade-plus catalog. Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 11 Feb. 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 20 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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