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to tune in

to tune in

100 3.2
Set a radio or TV to a program to follow it
  • phrasal verb
  • /tun ɪn/
translation icon : sintonizar
  • Don't forget to tune in for the live concert streaming this evening.
  • tune in to concerts
  • listeners tune in
  • millions tune in

So please tune in for that and I love you.

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Examples

  • Make sure to tune in to the game this Sunday to see your favorite team play.

  • Hey guys, thanks for tuning in to our show.

  • But listen guys, thanks for tuning in and we are out.

  • Thank you for tuning in because it's you and me.

  • Thank you for tuning in for my second video.

  • So please tune in for that and I love you.

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  • Thank you so much for tuning in and I love you guys very much.

  • So thank you for tuning in, thank you for being here.

  • Make sure you tune in every Tuesday every Tuesday.

  • Hey guys, thank you for tuning in for this video.

Antonyms

to ignore
∞ 1.0

Choose not to pay attention to someone or something

to tune out
  • Informal
19 4.4

To stop listening or paying attention to what is happening

How Attentive

to concentrate
561 3.4
focus
794 3.5
to tune in
100 3.2
to listen
∞ 1.0
to notice
∞ 1.0
to ignore
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

tune in infinitive
tuned in past
tuned in past participle
tuning in present participle
tunes in third person singular

Morphology

tune + in

The verb 'tune' (to adjust a device) combined with the particle 'in' (direction/into) gives a clear sense of setting something to a particular state, so the idea of adjusting a radio/TV to a station is partially inferable from the parts. However, the specific collocational use with broadcast media and the idiomatic extension to 'watch/listen to a program' depend on convention and exposure, so the meaning is not fully predictable for a B1 learner.

Etymology

The phrasal verb tune in comes from old radios and TVs: people would tune by turning a dial to make a station clear and bring it in to the set, then listen. So, tune in means 'to set a radio or TV to a program' or 'to watch or listen'.