fine-tune

verb

fine-tuned; fine-tuning; fine-tunes

transitive verb

1
a
: to adjust precisely so as to bring to the highest level of performance or effectiveness
fine-tune a TV set
fine-tune the format
b
: to improve through minor alteration or revision
fine-tune the temperature of the room
2
: to stabilize (an economy) by small-scale fiscal and monetary manipulations

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Enrolling them in a dog sports class, like fly ball or agility, may also help your dog fine-tune their smarts. Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 May 2025 This way, individuals can access hardware (Nvidia Grace Blackwell Superchips) to prototype, fine-tune, and run their AI models locally. Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 24 May 2025 Having that visibility is critical for assessing and fine-tuning QR campaigns. Benjamin Claeys, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025 The following year Bloomberg reported that Amazon had thousands of workers transcribing clips to fine-tune the assistant. Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for fine-tune

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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The first known use of fine-tune was in 1959

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“Fine-tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fine-tune. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

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