Meaning & use

zoom

verb·Everyday

To move very quickly, or to adjust a camera lens to make a distant object appear closer.

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The motorcycle zoomed past us on the highway, leaving a trail of dust.

She zoomed in on the photo to check the details of the old document.

A note on using this word

With cameras and screens, zoom in makes an image larger and zoom out makes it smaller.

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