fine-tune
verb (used with object)
to tune (a radio or television receiver) to produce the optimum reception for the desired station or channel by adjusting a control knob or bar.
fine-tuned
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past participleof fine-tune.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof fine-tune.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
fine-tuneverb (used with object)to tune (a radio or television receiver) to produce the optimum reception for the desired station or channel by adjusting a control knob or bar.
Example Sentences
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The authoritative voice we associate with Picard ordering his tea “Earl Grey, hot,” was fine-tuned over a career that began with training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, where he enrolled in 1957.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026
The Budget is due to be printed this evening, with Healey's speech likely to be fine-tuned right up until it is delivered on Wednesday lunchtime.
From BBC ● Oct. 26, 2026
"This shows we can have incredibly fine-tuned control of sound, which might mean that devices that use sound as a fundamental technology can get much better," he said.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026
By early this year, 70% of all new fine-tuned models—the derivative works researchers and developers build on top of base models—were built on Chinese foundations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
What to others would have been a muffling was to her alert senses, which were fine-tuned like the cats whiskers of an old wireless, an almost unbearable amplification.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
