sync

verb (sync, syncs, synced, syncing); noun (sync — mostly uncountable)

«sync» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

To sync means to make two things happen at exactly the same time, or to make devices share the same, up-to-date information. tree →
In sync means happening together at the same time or speed; out of sync means not matching. tree →
(informal) If people are in sync, they agree or get on well and think alike. tree →

In the lessons

In computing lessons: syncing photos or files between a phone and a computer; in music, dance and films, keeping sound and movement together; in everyday life, friends «in sync»; phrases: in sync, out of sync, sync up, lip-sync.

Examples

My tablet syncs my photos to the cloud. tree →
The dancers moved perfectly in sync. tree →
The sound in the video was out of sync with the lips. tree →
We synced our watches before the race. tree →
She and her best friend are always in sync. tree →
Kids made a lip-sync video for the talent show. tree →

Note

Short for «synchronise» (UK) / «synchronize» (US). Past: synced (sometimes «synched»). Sounds like «sink» — homophone trap.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «sync» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«sync» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

This page in Markdown → https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/sync/