fine-tune



fine-tune something

 
1. Lit. to make delicate adjustments in some mechanical or electronic device. It took a while to fine-tune the flute, but it was worth it.
2. Fig. to make small alterations in a plan or procedure. We need to spend some time fine-tuning the scheme, then we will seek approval.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Thoukydides-Ancient Greek
Finley-Irish, Scottish, English
EmilijaEM-ee-lee-yah (Serbian, Croatian)Lithuanian, Slovene, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Gustavegoo-STAHVFrench
Sten-Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch
ZannaZAN-əEnglish