zoom in

See also: zoomin

English

Etymology

From zoom +‎ in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌzuːm ˈɪn/

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• Rhymes: -ɪn

Verb

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

1. (intransitive) To increase the focal length of a zoom lens in order to obtain a magnified image, or a close-up.

   The camera operator will zoom in on the subject for a close-up shot.

   The photographer decided to zoom in on the details of the flower.

2. (intransitive) To manipulate a display (such as a computer screen) so as to make the image larger.

   You can zoom in on the map to get a better view of the city.

Antonyms

• zoom out

Translations

to focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 放大 (zh) (fàngdà)

• Estonian: suurendama
• Finnish: lähentää (kuvaa)
• French: zoomer (fr)
• German: hineinzoomen, heranzoomen (de)
• Japanese: ズームインする (zūmuin suru), 拡大する (ja) (kakudai suru), クローズアップする (ja) (kurōzu appu suru)
• Korean: 줌 인하다 (jum inhada), 확대(擴大)하다 (ko) (hwakdaehada), 클로즈업하다 (ko) (keullojeueophada)
• Polish: przybliżać (pl) impf, przybliżyć (pl) pf
• Portuguese: dar zoom
• Spanish: hacer zoom, hacer zum
• Swedish: zooma in (sv)
• Ukrainian: наблизити (nablyzyty)
• Yiddish: פאַרגרעסערן (fargresern)

to manipulate a display so as to make it larger — see also closen,‎ enlarge,‎ magnify

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 放大 (zh) (fàngdà)

• Estonian: suurendama
• Finnish: suurentaa (näyttöä)
• French: please add this translation if you can
• Japanese: 拡大する (ja) (kakudai suru)
• Korean: 확대(擴大)하다 (ko) (hwakdaehada)
• Polish: powiększać (pl) impf, powiększyć (pl) pf
• Portuguese: dar zoom
• Swedish: zooma in (sv)
• Vietnamese: phóng to

See also

• enlarge
• magnify

Anagrams

• Nozomi

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Verb

zoom in

1. inflection of inzoomen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Anagrams

• inzoom