tone
🇺🇸
/təʊn/
🇬🇧
/təʊn/
noun
B2
The sound of someone's voice that shows their feelings.
Please don't use that angry tone with me.
B2
The mood or feeling of a piece of writing or an event.
The article had a serious tone about it.
B2
The sound quality of a musical instrument or electronic device.
The guitar has a nice tone to it.
R
A particular shade of a color.
The painting has many different color tones.
R
The firmness and tightness of muscles or skin.
Exercise can improve muscle tone.
R
A sound you hear on a telephone line.
You will hear a tone before the call starts.
R
A musical interval between two notes.
The piano lesson focused on the major and minor tones.
R
The pitch of a syllable in some languages.
Learning the correct tones is important in Mandarin.
R
A word that describes the color or shade of something.
Her hair has an auburn tone.
verb
R
To make muscles or skin firmer and tighter.
Regular exercise can help tone your body.
R
To match or blend the color of something.
The curtains tone well with the walls.
translation
The sound of someone's voice that shows their feelings.; The mood or feeling of a piece of writing or an event.; The sound quality of a musical instrument or electronic device.; A particular shade of a color.; The firmness and tightness of muscles or skin.; A sound you hear on a telephone line.; A musical interval between two notes.; The pitch of a syllable in some languages.; A word that describes the color or shade of something.
To make muscles or skin firmer and tighter.; To match or blend the color of something.
Word Forms
3rd Present
tones
Past
toned
Perfect
toned
Progressive
toning
Plural
tones