English / phrasal verb
tune out
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To stop paying attention to someone or what is being said
In context
01
When the keynote speaker began reciting endless raw data, several delegates started to tune out.
02
It is easy to tune out irrelevant promotional spiels during a fast-paced networking mixer.
Synonyms
disregard,ignore,zone out
Antonyms
pay attention,focus on,listen closely
Collocations
tune out the noise,tune out the speaker,easily tune out