Phrase guide

zone out

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To stop paying attention and think about something else, or to think about nothing

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal, intransitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: space out, tune out, zone off

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 走神 (zǒushén) — stop paying attention
  • Danish: falde i staver — stop paying attention
  • Finnish: keskittyä muuhun — stop paying attention
  • Finnish: sulkea mielestään — stop paying attention
  • German: abdriften — stop paying attention
  • Hungarian: bambul — stop paying attention
  • Hungarian: elbambul — stop paying attention
  • Polish: błądzić myślami — stop paying attention
  • Polish: zawieszać się — stop paying attention
  • Polish: zawiesić się — stop paying attention
  • Polish: wyłączać się — stop paying attention
  • Polish: wyłączyć się — stop paying attention
  • Polish: zagapiać się — stop paying attention
  • Polish: zagapić się — stop paying attention
  • Portuguese: viajar — stop paying attention
  • Portuguese: ignorar — stop paying attention
  • Spanish: perderse — stop paying attention
  • Spanish: desconectarse — stop paying attention
  • Spanish: distraerse — stop paying attention
  • Spanish: ponerse a pensar en las musarañas — stop paying attention
  • Spanish: parar de poner atención — stop paying attention
  • Spanish: parar de prestar atención — stop paying attention
  • Spanish: comenzar a pensar en las musarañas — stop paying attention
  • Spanish: empezar a pensar en las musarañas — stop paying attention
  • Spanish: descuidarse — stop paying attention
  • Spanish: despistarse — stop paying attention
  • Swedish: zona ut — stop paying attention