zone out

verb

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

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space outtune outzone off
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Meanings

verbzone out (third-person singular simple present zones out, present participle zoning out, simple past and past participle zoned out)

present singular third person zones out · participle present zoning out · participle past zoned out · past zoned out

  1. informalintransitiveTo 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

    Synonyms: space out, tune out, zone off

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
space outtune outzone off
Also see
space outtune outunmindzonezone off

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 走神
  • 走神 (zǒushén)stop paying attention
Danish falde i staver
  • falde i staverstop paying attention
Finnish keskittyä muuhun, sulkea mielestään
  • keskittyä muuhunstop paying attention
  • sulkea mielestäänstop paying attention
German abdriften
  • abdriftenstop paying attention
Hungarian bambul, elbambul
  • bambulstop paying attention
  • elbambulstop paying attention
Polish błądzić myślami, zawieszać się
  • błądzić myślamistop paying attention
  • zawieszać sięstop paying attention
  • zawiesić sięstop paying attention
  • wyłączać sięstop paying attention
  • wyłączyć sięstop paying attention
  • zagapiać sięstop paying attention
  • zagapić sięstop paying attention
Portuguese viajar, ignorar
  • viajarstop paying attention
  • ignorarstop paying attention
Spanish perderse, desconectarse
  • perdersestop paying attention
  • desconectarsestop paying attention
  • distraersestop paying attention
  • ponerse a pensar en las musarañasstop paying attention
  • parar de poner atenciónstop paying attention
  • parar de prestar atenciónstop paying attention
  • comenzar a pensar en las musarañasstop paying attention
  • empezar a pensar en las musarañasstop paying attention
  • descuidarsestop paying attention
  • despistarsestop paying attention
Swedish zona ut
  • zona utstop paying attention
Cite this entry
APA

zone out. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zone%20out

MLA

“zone out.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zone%20out. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zone out,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zone%20out.

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