"tone in" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: tones in [present, singular, third-person], toning in [participle, present], toned in [participle, past], toned in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} tone in (third-person singular simple present tones in, present participle toning in, simple past and past participle toned in)
  1. To fit well (with something, in colour, mood, etc.). Synonyms: go with, harmonize, match Translations (fit well with): хармонирам (harmoniram) (Bulgarian), harmonisere (Danish), saattaa sopusointuun (Finnish), harmonisoida (Finnish), mampirindra (Malagasy), гармони́ровать (garmonírovatʹ) (Russian)

Inflected forms

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