# zoned

Pronunciation: say "ZOHND" US /zoʊnd/, UK /zəʊnd/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of zone. — simple past and past participle of zone
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of zone. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _Officials zoned the waterfront for industrial use last year._
   - _The neighborhood was zoned for single-family houses._

## Adjective

2. Belonging to or contained within a designated zone.
   - Simple: Part of an area that has been marked off for a certain use.
   - _Every zoned lot in the district must follow strict height limits._
   - _The surveyor flagged each zoned plot along the river._
3. Intoxicated by drugs to the point of feeling dazed and mentally disconnected. *(slang)*
   - Simple: So affected by drugs that you feel dazed and far away.
   - _By midnight half the crowd was zoned and slumped against the walls._
   - _He sat there zoned, staring blankly at the flickering screen._

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