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sync

or synch (sĭngk)Informal

1. Synchronization: "an effect like that of stereo speakers slightly out of sync" (Time).

2. Harmony; accord: in sync with today's fashions.

intr. & tr.v. synced, sync·ing, syncs or synched or synch·ing or synchs

To synchronize.

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sync

(sɪŋk) films television computing or

synch

1. (Film) an informal word for synchronize

2. (Broadcasting) an informal word for synchronize

3. (Computer Science) an informal word for synchronize

4. (Film) an informal word for synchronization: in sync; out of sync. See synchronization

5. (Broadcasting) an informal word for synchronization: in sync; out of sync. See synchronization

6. (Computer Science) an informal word for synchronization: in sync; out of sync. See synchronization

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sync

or synch

(sɪŋk)

n., v. synced or synched (sɪŋkt) sync•ing or synch•ing (ˈsɪŋ kɪŋ) n.

1. synchronization.

v.t., v.i.

2. to synchronize.

[1930–35; shortened form]

sync

Past participle: synced
Gerund: syncing

Imperative
sync
sync

Present
I sync
you sync
he/she/it syncs
we sync
you sync
they sync

Preterite
I synced
you synced
he/she/it synced
we synced
you synced
they synced

Present Continuous
I am syncing
you are syncing
he/she/it is syncing
we are syncing
you are syncing
they are syncing

Present Perfect
I have synced
you have synced
he/she/it has synced
we have synced
you have synced
they have synced

Past Continuous
I was syncing
you were syncing
he/she/it was syncing
we were syncing
you were syncing
they were syncing

Past Perfect
I had synced
you had synced
he/she/it had synced
we had synced
you had synced
they had synced

Future
I will sync
you will sync
he/she/it will sync
we will sync
you will sync
they will sync

Future Perfect
I will have synced
you will have synced
he/she/it will have synced
we will have synced
you will have synced
they will have synced

Future Continuous
I will be syncing
you will be syncing
he/she/it will be syncing
we will be syncing
you will be syncing
they will be syncing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been syncing
you have been syncing
he/she/it has been syncing
we have been syncing
you have been syncing
they have been syncing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been syncing
you will have been syncing
he/she/it will have been syncing
we will have been syncing
you will have been syncing
they will have been syncing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been syncing
you had been syncing
he/she/it had been syncing
we had been syncing
you had been syncing
they had been syncing

Conditional
I would sync
you would sync
he/she/it would sync
we would sync
you would sync
they would sync

Past Conditional
I would have synced
you would have synced
he/she/it would have synced
we would have synced
you would have synced
they would have synced

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Verb

sync - make synchronous and adjust in time or manner; "Let's synchronize our efforts"

synchronize, synchronise

adjust, correct, set - alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; "Adjust the clock, please"; "correct the alignment of the front wheels"

phase - adjust so as to be in a synchronized condition; "he phased the intake with the output of the machine"

Translations

senkronizasyon

sync

[sɪŋk] N ABBR =synchronization in sync → en sincronización
they are in sync (fig) → están sincronizados
out of sync (fig) → desincronizado

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sync

synch [ˈsɪŋk] n
to be in sync with → être en phase avec
to be out of sync with → ne pas être en phase avec
to be in sync with each other [people] → être en phase l'un avec l'autre

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sync

n (Film, TV inf) abbr of synchronization; in sync → synchron; out of sync → nicht synchron; to be in sync with the lights (Mot, inf) → grüne Welle haben (inf)

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sync

[sɪŋk] n (Tech) in/out of sync → in/fuori sincronia
everything is out of sync (fig) → è tutto sballato/a

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