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sync1 nounsync2 verb syncsync1, synch /sɪŋk/ noun syncOrigin: 1900-2000 synchronization - The group's harsh, industrial-punk sound is in sync with the album's theme of betrayal.
- And still it was out of sync.
- At present it's completely out of sync, lots of marvellous programmes thrown at the screen, going by with nobody noticing them.
- Get out of sync as quickly as possible and forget the coins completely.
- In sync with the harsh sounds, the theme of betrayal rules this record.
- It's growing out of sync with the rest of service provision and service development, and this has all sorts of spin-offs.
- Rather than starting a new activity, try to get in sync with whatever your kids are already doing.
when someone is different from other people► be different to think or behave in a way that is unusual: · It's a small community and anyone who shows any signs of being different just isn't made to feel welcome.· For teenagers, it's important to speak and dress like their friends. They really don't want to be different. ► not belong/not fit in someone who does not belong or does not fit in is so different that people do not like them, do not help them to become one of the group etc: · From the moment she first joined the company, Sally just didn't belong.· Until we learnt the language, we felt that we didn't fit in. But after that the people seemed to accept us. ► be on a different wavelength if two people are on a different wavelength , they have very different ideas and attitudes from each other, with the result that they do not understand each other: · My dad doesn't understand me. He's on a completely different wavelength.· We'd been married for twenty years, but we just weren't on the same wavelength anymore. ► stick/stand out like a sore thumb to be very different from the people around you especially in the way you dress or look, so that people notice you and look at you: · You can't come to the restaurant dressed in jeans. You'd stick out like a sore thumb. ► be out of step/sync to be different from the other people in a group because you behave in a different way and have different ideas: · In my school, anyone who was out of sync was ignored or ridiculed.be out of step/sync with: · The Prime Minister has been criticized for being out of step with the British people. ► be/move/work in sync The two mechanisms have to work in sync. ► in sync (with something/somebody)- A game of H-O-R-S-E began, and Tiffany was completely in sync.
- Continuity is how things work in real time when they are in sync.
- For those not in sync with the latest trends, microbrew is simply beer brewed in small, local breweries.
- He trotted in sync across the yard as the swarm eased away.
- Rather than starting a new activity, try to get in sync with whatever your kids are already doing.
- Rin Tin Tin barked in sync, but the cowboys kept talking long after their mouths were closed.
- The animation, though satisfactory, could have been more in sync with the character voices.
► out of sync (with something/somebody)- And still it was out of sync.
- Much like the 49ers, the Dallas offense has been out of sync all year.
- That takes yourself right out of sync.
- The result is a cumbersome set of reimbursement rules that can be out of sync with economic realities.
1in sync (with something/somebody) a)if things are in sync, they are working well together at exactly the same time and speedbe/move/work in sync The two mechanisms have to work in sync. The soundtrack is not quite in sync with the picture. b)matching or in agreement: a celebrity who is in sync with young people’s lifestyles The president is in sync with Thompson’s views on many issues.2out of sync (with something/somebody) a)if things are out of sync, they are not working well together at exactly the same time and speed b)not matching or not in agreementsync1 nounsync2 verb syncsync2, synch (also sync something ↔ up) verb [intransitive, transitive] VERB TABLEsync |
Present | I, you, we, they | sync, synch | | he, she, it | syncs, synchs | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | synced, synched | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have synced, synched | | he, she, it | has synced, synched | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had synced, synched | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sync | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have synced, synched |
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Present | I | am syncing, synching | | he, she, it | is syncing, synching | | you, we, they | are syncing, synching | Past | I, he, she, it | was syncing, synching | | you, we, they | were syncing, synching | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been syncing, synching | | he, she, it | has been syncing, synching | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been syncing, synching | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be syncing, synching | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been syncing, synching |
to arrange for two or more things to happen at exactly the same time, or to happen at the same time or in the same way as something else SYN synchronize: The hardest part was syncing the music to the video. Wait for the computer to synch up with your command. |