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    attuned
    /əˈtjuːnd/

    adjective

    • 1. receptive or aware: "the Department is very attuned politically"

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  2. able to understand or recognize something: A good nurse has to be attuned to the needs of his or her patients. Politicians must be highly attuned to these dangers. Teenage slang is of interest to socially attuned linguists. able to understand or recognize a particular sound:

  3. The meaning of ATTUNED is aware of and attentive or responsive to something —used with to. How to use attuned in a sentence.

  4. Attuned definition: aware of and in harmony with some principle, ideal, or state of affairs. See examples of ATTUNED used in a sentence.

  5. to make someone able to understand or recognize something: My ears are beginning to attune to the subtle differences in intonation. His previous experience attuned him to the limitations and possibilities of government service. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Understanding and comprehending. appreciation for something. apprehend.

  6. 1. : to bring into harmony : tune. 2. : to make aware or responsive. attune businesses to changing trends. attunement. ə-ˈtün-mənt. -ˈtyün- noun. Synonyms. accommodate. conciliate. conform. coordinate. harmonize. key. reconcile.

  7. to bring into accord, harmony, or sympathetic relationship; adjust: He has attuned himself to living in the quiet country. Archaic. to tune or bring into harmony, as a musical instrument. attune. / əˈtjuːn / verb. to adjust or accustom (a person or thing); acclimatize. to tune (a musical instrument)

  8. Definition of 'attuned' COBUILD frequency band. attuned. (ətjuːnd, US ətuːnd) 1.adjective. If you are attuned to something, you can understand and appreciate it. I have become attuned to Carlisle's industrial past. He seemed unusually attuned to people's feelings. Synonyms: accustomed, adjusted, coordinated, in tune More Synonyms of attuned.