sync
verb/sɪŋk/
/sɪŋk/
(also synch)
[transitive, intransitive] (informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sync | /sɪŋk/ /sɪŋk/ |
| he / she / it syncs | /sɪŋks/ /sɪŋks/ |
| past simple synced | /sɪŋkt/ /sɪŋkt/ |
| past participle synced | /sɪŋkt/ /sɪŋkt/ |
| -ing form syncing | /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ /ˈsɪŋkɪŋ/ |
- to happen at the same time or to move at the same speed as something; to make something do this synonym synchronize (1)
- sync something (up) (to/with something) The live music isn't synced to the visuals.
- sync (up) with/to something It's the first time in 35 years a blue moon has synced up with a supermoon and a total lunar eclipse.
- to link data files between one computer or mobile device and another so that the information in the files on both machines is the same synonym synchronize (2)
- sync something + adv./prep. How do I sync email across all my devices?
- sync (up) with/to something Bluetooth technology will enable a cell phone to sync with a car's stereo speaker.
see also lip-sync, post-sync
Word Origin1920s: abbreviation.
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