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verb

sync

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verb
1
To make two or more things happen or update together at the same time.
"Make sure your phone is set to sync with your calendar automatically."
"The editor synced the audio track to the video footage."
noun
1
The state of being coordinated or aligned in timing.
"The dancers moved perfectly in sync with the music."

How to Use Sync

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTo keep things updated together, or the state of being lined up in time.

Common pairings
in sync sync data out of sync

Word Forms

synced past tense, synched past tense, sunk past tense, syncs singular

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Etymology

A shortened form of "synchronization."

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