настраивать

This is the 13531st most frequent Russian word.


настраивать

"To adjust, set, tune, or prepare."


In this sentence, 'настраиваю' refers to the action of adjusting something (here, a guitar) to work properly.

Я настраиваю гитару перед концертом.

I am tuning the guitar before the concert.


Here, 'настраиваю' is used in the sense of preparing others mentally or emotionally for a particular state.

Перед обсуждением я настраиваю команду на продуктивный лад.

Before the discussion, I set the team for a productive mood.


In this example, 'настраиваю' means to configure or optimize a system or process.

Я настраиваю программу, чтобы она работала быстро.

I configure the program so it works quickly.