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English / phrasal verb

Zone out

MEANING IN ENGLISH

to lose concentration, become daydreamy, and stop noticing what is happening around you

In context

01

Whenever the lecture dragged on without interactive discussion, half the students in the auditorium began to zone out.

02

I was so tired on the commute home that I zoned out and completely missed my usual bus stop.

Synonyms

Daydream,tune out,space out

Antonyms

Pay attention,focus,stay alert

Collocations

Zone out during the meeting,tend to zone out,completely zone out

Sources

Bidyazo vocabulary library ↗