Zone out meaning
Zone out is a phrasal verb that means to temporarily stop paying attention and lose awareness of what you can see or hear nearby.
- Past simple
- zoned out
- Past participle
- zoned out
- -ing form
- zoning out
What zone out means
temporarily stop noticingC1specialist
To temporarily stop paying attention and lose awareness of what you can see or hear nearby
I zoned out briefly and missed the final instruction.
Similar phrasal verbs
With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.
Common questions
What does zone out mean?
To temporarily stop paying attention and lose awareness of what you can see or hear nearby.
What is the past tense of zone out?
Zoned out, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
