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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

zone out en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. (informal, intransitive) To stop paying attention and think about something else, or to think about nothing
    • My eyes is red; D-Loc can never get enough, / Sometimes I sit and think of how much weed I really puff, / You know it's good, I'm sitting back zoning out, / I'm blowing dank chronic smell coming out my mouth. 2007, Patrick Shevelin, Bradford Xavier, Dustin Miller, Timothy McNutt, “Pass It Around”, in Cloud Nine, performed by Kottonmouth Kings, Cleopatra Records:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
zoning out Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
zones out Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
zoned out Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
zoned out Tense=Past lexicographic

Relateds

clueless

Synonyms

space out · zone off · tune out

Translations (27)

pl wyłączać się (stop paying attention) · pl zawiesić się (stop paying attention) · pl zawieszać się (stop paying attention) · da falde i staver (stop paying attention) · es descuidarse (stop paying attention) · es ponerse a pensar en las musarañas (stop paying attention) · pl zagapić się (stop paying attention) · es comenzar a pensar en las musarañas (stop paying attention) · pl zagapiać się (stop paying attention) · pt viajar (stop paying attention) · es parar de prestar atención (stop paying attention) · es parar de poner atención (stop paying attention) · sv zona ut (stop paying attention) · cmn 走神 (stop paying attention) · pl błądzić myślami (stop paying attention) · de abdriften (stop paying attention) · es distraerse (stop paying attention) · es perderse (stop paying attention) · pt ignorar (stop paying attention) · hu bambul (stop paying attention) · fi sulkea mielestään (stop paying attention) · es desconectarse (stop paying attention) · fi keskittyä muuhun (stop paying attention) · es empezar a pensar en las musarañas (stop paying attention) · hu elbambul (stop paying attention) · es despistarse (stop paying attention) · pl wyłączyć się (stop paying attention)