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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With all the data available after the race, we fine-tuned a little bit the set-up around that new spec.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 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
And through his new scientific network, he met a professor at the University of Queensland able to administer the fine-tuned treatment.
From Barron's ● Mar. 30, 2026
We believe fox8 was only the tip of the iceberg because better coders can filter out self-revealing posts or use open-source AI models fine-tuned to remove ethical guardrails.
From Salon ● Feb. 15, 2026
Nowadays the humans had instruments for measuring anything, so if there was any time-stopping to be done, it had better be fine-tuned and precise.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
