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stayed tuned

stayed tuned is the simple past and past participle of stay tuned.

Meaning of stay tuned

Verb

stay tuned (third-person singular simple present stays tuned, present participle staying tuned, simple past and past participle stayed tuned)

  1. (idiomatic) To remain as a listener or viewer of the particular radio station or television channel to which one is currently paying attention.
    • Alerting Nigeria to stay tuned for an important announcement, the government radio station canceled its regular programs.1966 January 28, “Nigeria: The Men of Sandhurst”, in Time
  2. (broadly, idiomatic, often) To wait or remain alert (for new developments or for further information).
    • Near-synonym: watch this space (often synonymous)

Questions about stayed tuned

What is stayed tuned the simple past and past participle of?
Stayed tuned is the simple past and past participle of stay tuned.

Words near stayed tuned in the dictionary

  1. stayed put
  2. stayed the course
  3. stayed the distance
  4. stayed the night
  5. stayed together
  6. stayed tuned
  7. stayed up
  8. stayed up late
  9. stayed within the lines
  10. stayedly
  11. stayedness

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