"tune in" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-tune in.ogg [Australia] Forms: tunes in [present, singular, third-person], tuning in [participle, present], tuned in [participle, past], tuned in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} tune in (third-person singular simple present tunes in, present participle tuning in, simple past and past participle tuned in)
  1. To select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio. Translations (to select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio): naladit (Czech), syntoniser (French), einschalten (German), sintonizzare (Italian), sintonizar (Portuguese), sintonizar (Spanish), เปิดช่อง (Thai), เปิดคลื่น (Thai)
    Sense id: en-tune_in-en-verb--Pe1FGYu Disambiguation of 'to select a channel, station, etc., as on television or radio': 91 9
  2. (idiomatic) To pay attention. Tags: idiomatic Hypernyms: tune Derived forms: tune in, turn on, drop out Related terms: tune out, stay tuned, dial in
    Sense id: en-tune_in-en-verb-UZtBthKP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (in) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 72 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (in): 28 72

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