Dictionary Entry
tune out
Part of SpeechverbPronunciation/toon owt/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyEmerging (0)To stop paying attention to something, especially sounds or people
In a Sentence
“During the boring lecture, Maya began to tune out and daydream about the weekend.”
Origin
Mid-20th-century American English; from the idea of adjusting a radio dial away from a station
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