zone
To divide into or assign to sections or areasTo divide into or assign to sections or areas.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To divide into or assign to sections or areas.
Please zone off our staging area, a section for each group.
absperren, verzonen
separate or apportion into sections
(transitive)To define the property use classification of (an area).
This area was zoned for industrial use.
(intransitive, slang)To enter a daydream state temporarily, for instance as a result of boredom, fatigue, or intoxication; to doze off.
I must have zoned while he was giving us the directions.
mit den Gedanken abschweifen, sich nicht konzentrieren
To assign to a restricted category.
We've zoned each other as friends; we'll never be anything more.
(archaic, poetic, transitive)To girdle or encircle.
Examples
210 sentencesIt's like a war zone there.
ruПохоже, там зона боевых действий. — odexed
It's like a war zone here.
It's morning here in my time zone.
ruЗдесь, в моём часовом поясе, утро. — Ooneykcall
Tom and Mary don't live in the same time zone.
ruТом и Мэри не живут в одном часовом поясе. — amanshi
Sometimes it's good to challenge yourself and step outside your comfort zone.
deManchmal ist es gut, sich selbst herauszufordern und aus seiner Komfortzone herauszutreten. — Waldelfe
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Latin zōna, from Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē, “girdle, belt”). Doublet of zona.From Latin zōna, from Ancient Greek ζώνη (zṓnē, “girdle, belt”). Doublet of zona.
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Forms
zones, zoning, zoned, zonedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle