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zoom

(zo͞om)

v. zoomed, zoom·ing, zooms

v.intr.

a. To make a continuous low-pitched buzzing or humming sound: I heard a plane zooming overhead.

b. To move while making such a sound: couldn't hear as the motorcycle zoomed past.

2. To move rapidly: comets that zoom through space.

3. To increase suddenly and dramatically: Stock prices zoomed in early trading.

4. To act or proceed swiftly and energetically: zoomed through the novel in a day.

5. To simulate movement rapidly away from or toward a subject using a zoom lens or other optical device.

6. Computers To cause text or other graphics in a window or frame to appear larger on the screen.

v.tr.

To cause to zoom.

1. The act or sound of zooming.

2. A zoom lens.

[Imitative.]

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zoom

(zuːm)

1. to make or cause to make a continuous buzzing or humming sound

2. to move or cause to move with such a sound

3. (intr) to move very rapidly; rush: we zoomed through town.

4. (Aeronautics) to cause (an aircraft) to climb briefly at an unusually steep angle, or (of an aircraft) to climb in this way

5. (Commerce) (intr) (of prices) to rise rapidly

6. the sound or act of zooming

7. (Photography) See zoom lens

[C20: of imitative origin]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

zoom

(zum)

v.i.

1. to move quickly or suddenly with a loud humming or buzzing sound.

2. to fly a plane suddenly and sharply upward at great speed for a short distance.

3. to move or go rapidly.

4. to bring a photographic subject, movie scene, etc., into closeup or cause it to recede by using a zoom lens (often fol. by in or out).

5. to increase or rise suddenly and sharply.

v.t.

6. to cause to zoom or be zoomed.

7. zoom in on,

a. to bring (a subject, scene, etc.) into closeup by using a zoom lens.

b. to examine more closely; focus on.

8. the act or process of zooming.

9. a zooming sound.

10. zoom lens.

11. a camera shot using a zoom lens.

[1885–90; imitative]

zoom

Past participle: zoomed
Gerund: zooming

Imperative
zoom
zoom

Present
I zoom
you zoom
he/she/it zooms
we zoom
you zoom
they zoom

Preterite
I zoomed
you zoomed
he/she/it zoomed
we zoomed
you zoomed
they zoomed

Present Continuous
I am zooming
you are zooming
he/she/it is zooming
we are zooming
you are zooming
they are zooming

Present Perfect
I have zoomed
you have zoomed
he/she/it has zoomed
we have zoomed
you have zoomed
they have zoomed

Past Continuous
I was zooming
you were zooming
he/she/it was zooming
we were zooming
you were zooming
they were zooming

Past Perfect
I had zoomed
you had zoomed
he/she/it had zoomed
we had zoomed
you had zoomed
they had zoomed

Future
I will zoom
you will zoom
he/she/it will zoom
we will zoom
you will zoom
they will zoom

Future Perfect
I will have zoomed
you will have zoomed
he/she/it will have zoomed
we will have zoomed
you will have zoomed
they will have zoomed

Future Continuous
I will be zooming
you will be zooming
he/she/it will be zooming
we will be zooming
you will be zooming
they will be zooming

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been zooming
you have been zooming
he/she/it has been zooming
we have been zooming
you have been zooming
they have been zooming

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been zooming
you will have been zooming
he/she/it will have been zooming
we will have been zooming
you will have been zooming
they will have been zooming

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been zooming
you had been zooming
he/she/it had been zooming
we had been zooming
you had been zooming
they had been zooming

Conditional
I would zoom
you would zoom
he/she/it would zoom
we would zoom
you would zoom
they would zoom

Past Conditional
I would have zoomed
you would have zoomed
he/she/it would have zoomed
we would have zoomed
you would have zoomed
they would have zoomed

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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Noun	1.	zoom - a rapid rise rapid climb, rapid growth rising, ascension, ascent, rise - a movement upward; "they cheered the rise of the hot-air balloon"
	2.	zoom - the act of rising upward into the air soar ascending, rise, ascent, ascension - the act of changing location in an upward direction
Verb	1.	zoom - move along very quickly whizz along, zoom along, whizz hurry, travel rapidly, zip, speed - move very fast; "The runner zipped past us at breakneck speed"
	2.	zoom - move with a low humming noise go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
	3.	zoom - rise rapidly; "the dollar soared against the yen" soar, soar up, soar upwards, surge go up, rise, move up, lift, arise, come up, uprise - move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows" billow, wallow - rise up as if in waves; "smoke billowed up into the sky"

zoom

verb

To move swiftly:

bolt, bucket, bustle, dart, dash, festinate, flash, fleet, flit, fly, haste, hasten, hurry, hustle, pelt, race, rocket, run, rush, sail, scoot, scour, shoot, speed, sprint, tear, trot, whirl, whisk, whiz, wing, zip.

Informal: hotfoot, rip.

Slang: barrel, highball.

Chiefly British: nip.

Idioms: get a move on, get cracking, go like lightning, go like the wind, hotfoot it, make haste, make time, make tracks, run like the wind, shake a leg, step on it.

Translations

صَوْت إرتِفاع الطّائِرَة المُفاجئيَمُرُّ بِسُرْعَه

bzučenísvištětvrčení

susezoom

brummen Surren Zoom

ζουμ ζουμάρω

pasar volando zumbido

räjähdysräjähtääsuhahdussuhahtaasyöksyä

bourdonner passer en trombe ronronner vrombissement zoomer

drunur, gnÿròjóta

aumentare all'improvviso impennarsi impennata rombo sfrecciare

kintamojo nuotolio objektyvaspraburgztipriartinti

aizdūktaizrūktdūkoņadūktrūkoņa

drønning dure forbi flydur

'vınnn' diye hızla gitmek'vınnn' sesi

嗡嗡地或隆隆地疾行嗡嗡声隆隆声

zoom

[zuːm]

A. N

1. (= sound) → zumbido m

2. (Phot) (also zoom lens) → zoom m

3. (Aer) (= upward flight) → empinadura f

B. VI

1. [engine] → zumbar
it zoomed past my ear → me pasó zumbando por la oreja

2. (= go fast) → ir zumbando
he zoomed past at 120kph → pasó zumbando a 120kph

3. (Aer) → empinarse

C. CPD zoom lens N (Phot) → zoom m

zoom in VI + ADV (Phot, Cine) to zoom in (on sb/sth) → enfocar (a algn/algo) con el zoom

zoom out VI + ADV (Cine) → pasar a un plano general con el zoom

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

zoom

[ˈzuːm]

(= move quickly) → passer en trombe
to zoom past → passer en trombe

(= soar) [prices, sales, inflation] → monter en flèche

n (also zoom lens) → zoom m

zoom in

vi (PHOTOGRAPHY, CINEMA) → zoomer
to zoom in on sb → zoomer sur qn
to zoom in on sth → zoomer qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

zoom

(= sound of engine) → Surren nt

(Aviat, = upward flight) → Steilanstieg m

(Phot: also zoom lens) → Zoom(objektiv) nt

(engine) → surren

(inf) → sausen (inf); the car zoomed past us → der Wagen sauste an uns vorbei (inf); we were zooming along at 90 → wir sausten mit 90 daher (inf); he zoomed through it so quickly he can’t possibly have read it properly → er war in null Komma nichts damit fertig, er kann das unmöglich gründlich gelesen haben (inf)

(Aviat, plane, rocket) → steil (auf)steigen; the rocket zoomed up into the sky → die Rakete schoss in den Himmel; prices have zoomed up to a new high → die Preise sind in unerreichte Höhen geschnellt

vt plane → steil hochziehen or hochreißen; engine → auf Hochtouren laufen lassen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

zoom

[zuːm]

1. n (sound) → rombo

2. vi (go fast) to zoom off → sfrecciare via
he zoomed past at 120 mph → ci sfrecciò accanto a 120 miglia all'ora

zoom in vi + adv (Phot, Cine) to zoom in (on sb/sth) → zumare (su qn/qc)

zoom out vi + adv → allargare l'immagine

zoom

(zuːm) noun

a loud, low-pitched buzzing noise. the zoom of (an) aircraft.

verb

to move very quickly with this kind of noise. The motorbike zoomed past us.

zoom lens

a type of camera lens which can make a distant object appear gradually closer without moving the camera.

zoom in

to direct a camera (on to an object etc) and use a zoom lens to make it appear to come closer. Film the whole building first, then zoom in on the door.

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