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(informal, intransitive) To stop paying attention and think about something else, or to think about nothing

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zone out

Source Word

zone out

informal intransitive

(informal, intransitive) To stop paying attention and think about something else, or to think about nothing

Japanese Meaning

ぼーっとしている状態になる（集中力が途切れる） / 注意が逸れて、意識が別の方向へ向く状態になる

During the long lecture I began to zone out and missed the main point.

長い講義の間、私はぼーっとして要点を聞き逃してしまった。

Sense（1）

(informal, intransitive) To stop paying attention and think about something else, or to think about nothing

zones out

（ present singular third-person ）

zoning out

（ participle present ）

zoned out

（ participle past ）

zoned out

（ past ）