fine-tune

fine-tune

(fīn′to͞on′, -tyo͞on′)tr.v. fine-tuned, fine-tun·ing, fine-tunes To make small adjustments in for optimal performance or effectiveness: fine-tuned her investing strategy to maximize profits.

fine-tune

vb (tr) to make fine adjustments to (something) in order to obtain optimum performance

fine′-tune′

v.t. -tuned, -tun•ing. 1. to adjust (a receiver) for optimal reception. 2. tune (def. 8). 3. to make adjustments to produce stability or improvement. [1920–25] fine′-tun′er, n.

fine-tune

Past participle: fine-tuned
Gerund: fine-tuning

Imperative
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fine-tune

Present
I fine-tune
you fine-tune
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we fine-tune
you fine-tune
they fine-tune

Preterite
I fine-tuned
you fine-tuned
he/she/it fine-tuned
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you fine-tuned
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Present Continuous
I am fine-tuning
you are fine-tuning
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you are fine-tuning
they are fine-tuning

Present Perfect
I have fine-tuned
you have fine-tuned
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they have fine-tuned

Past Continuous
I was fine-tuning
you were fine-tuning
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we were fine-tuning
you were fine-tuning
they were fine-tuning

Past Perfect
I had fine-tuned
you had fine-tuned
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you had fine-tuned
they had fine-tuned

Future
I will fine-tune
you will fine-tune
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you will fine-tune
they will fine-tune

Future Perfect
I will have fine-tuned
you will have fine-tuned
he/she/it will have fine-tuned
we will have fine-tuned
you will have fine-tuned
they will have fine-tuned

Future Continuous
I will be fine-tuning
you will be fine-tuning
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we will be fine-tuning
you will be fine-tuning
they will be fine-tuning

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been fine-tuning
you have been fine-tuning
he/she/it has been fine-tuning
we have been fine-tuning
you have been fine-tuning
they have been fine-tuning

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been fine-tuning
you will have been fine-tuning
he/she/it will have been fine-tuning
we will have been fine-tuning
you will have been fine-tuning
they will have been fine-tuning

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been fine-tuning
you had been fine-tuning
he/she/it had been fine-tuning
we had been fine-tuning
you had been fine-tuning
they had been fine-tuning

Conditional
I would fine-tune
you would fine-tune
he/she/it would fine-tune
we would fine-tune
you would fine-tune
they would fine-tune

Past Conditional
I would have fine-tuned
you would have fine-tuned
he/she/it would have fine-tuned
we would have fine-tuned
you would have fine-tuned
they would have fine-tuned

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	fine-tune - improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing"refine, polish, downameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better - to make better; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes"overrefine, over-refine - refine too much or with excess of subtlety; "He is overrefining this matter"civilise, civilize, school, cultivate, educate, train - teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment; "Cultivate your musical taste"; "Train your tastebuds"; "She is well schooled in poetry"
	2.	fine-tune - adjust finely; "fine-tune the engine"tweaktune, tune up - adjust for (better) functioning; "tune the engine"
	3.	fine-tune - make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"calibrate, graduateadjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"

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