zoom

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1892 verb, 1918 noun, 1942 interjection. Originally imitative of a sound.

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Singular
zoom

Plural
zooms

zoom (plural zooms)

  1. a humming noise from something moving very fast
  2. a quick ascent
  3. a big increase
  4. an augmentation of a view as with a lens

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humming noise
quick ascent
big increase
augmentation of a view
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Infinitive
to zoom

Third person singular
zooms

Simple past
zoomed

Past participle
zoomed

Present participle
zooming

to zoom (third-person singular simple present zooms, present participle zooming, simple past and past participle zoomed)

  1. to move fast with a humming noise
  2. to fly an airplane straight up
  3. to move rapidly
  4. to go up sharply
    prices zoomed
  5. to change the focal length of a zoom lens
  6. (used with in or out) to manipulate a display so as to magnify or shrink it

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to move very fast with a humming noise
to fly an airplane straight up
to move rapidly
to go up sharply
to change the focal length of a zoom lens
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zoom m. (plural zomen, diminutive zoompje, diminutive plural zoompjes)

  1. edge, border
  2. border of a cloth that is turned around and stitched

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English zoom.

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zoom m. (plural zooms)

  1. zoom (photography)

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zoom m. inv.

  1. (photography) zoom

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