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Meaning of "zoom" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ZOOM

Of imitative origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ZOOM

zoom  [zuːm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZOOM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Zoom is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb zoom in English.

WHAT DOES ZOOM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of zoom in the English dictionary

The first definition of zoom in the dictionary is to make or cause to make a continuous buzzing or humming sound. Other definition of zoom is to move or cause to move with such a sound. Zoom is also to move very rapidly; rush.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO ZOOM

PRESENT

Present
I zoom
you zoom
he/she/it zooms
we zoom
you zoom
they zoom
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
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
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I zoomed
you zoomed
he/she/it zoomed
we zoomed
you zoomed
they 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
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
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will zoom
you will zoom
he/she/it will zoom
we will zoom
you will zoom
they will zoom
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
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 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
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would zoom
you would zoom
he/she/it would zoom
we would zoom
you would zoom
they would zoom
Conditional continuous
I would be zooming
you would be zooming
he/she/it would be zooming
we would be zooming
you would be zooming
they would be zooming
Conditional perfect
I would have zoom
you would have zoom
he/she/it would have zoom
we would have zoom
you would have zoom
they would have zoom
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been zooming
you would have been zooming
he/she/it would have been zooming
we would have been zooming
you would have been zooming
they would have been zooming
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you zoom
we let´s zoom
you zoom
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to zoom
Past participle
zoomed
Present Participle
zooming
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ZOOM


assume
əˈsjuːm
bathroom
ˈbɑːθˌruːm
bedroom
ˈbɛdˌruːm
bloom
bluːm
boardroom
ˈbɔːdˌruːm
boom
buːm
classroom
ˈklɑːsˌruːm
consume
kənˈsjuːm
costume
ˈkɒstjuːm
doom
duːm
Hume
hjuːm
mushroom
ˈmʌʃruːm
newsroom
ˈnjuːzˌruːm
perfume
ˈpɜːfjuːm
resume
rɪˈzjuːm
room
ruːm
showroom
ˈʃəʊˌruːm
tomb
tuːm
volume
ˈvɒljuːm
whom
huːm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ZOOM

zoological gardens
zoologically
zoologies
zoologist
zoology
zoom in
zoom lens
zoom out
zoomagnetic
zoomagnetism
zoomancy
zoomania
zoomantic
zoometric
zoometrical
zoometry
zoomorph
zoomorphic
zoomorphism
zoomorphy

WORDS THAT END LIKE ZOOM

backroom
ballroom
broom
chat room
chatroom
courtroom
dining room
double room
dressing room
elephant in the room
emergency room
family room
guest room
hotel room
living room
locker room
locker-room
loom
master bedroom
press room

Synonyms and antonyms of zoom in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ZOOM»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «zoom» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of zoom
buzz · climb · dash · escalate · flash · fly · hare · hurtle · pelt · rise · rocket · rush · shoot · shoot up · soar · speed · streak · tear · whizz · zip

Translation of «zoom» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ZOOM

Find out the translation of zoom to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of zoom from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «zoom» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

赶往
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pasar volando
570 millions of speakers

English

zoom
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जूम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التكبير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зум
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

zunir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জুম্
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

aller en trombe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Zum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sausen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

突っ走る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

재빨리 이동하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Zoom
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

zoom
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஜூம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

झूम करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yakınlaştırma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

schizzare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

powiększ
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зум
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zoom
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

zoom
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Klik op
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

zoom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

zoom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of zoom

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ZOOM»

The term «zoom» is very widely used and occupies the 2.064 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of zoom
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ZOOM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «zoom» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «zoom» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about zoom

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZOOM»

Discover the use of zoom in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to zoom and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Zoom
A wordless picture book takes young readers on an imaginative journey to different places with each turn of the page as various landscapes are presented in full-color illustration. Reprint.
Istvan Banyai, 1998
2
The Secret of Zoom
Christina lives in an old stone mansion on the edge of a forest surrounded by barbed wire and signs that read TRESPASSERSWILL BE BOILED.
Lynne Jonell, 2009
3
From Abba to Zoom: A Pop Culture Encyclopedia of the Late ...
A compilation of memories for anyone born in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, or 1980s features more than three thousande references on everything from television shows to dolls, and features such entertaining lists as "best toys" and "all-time ...
David Mansour, 2005
4
Zoom!
A collection of poems by the young British poet features language and rhythms drawn from Pennine, the northern English village where he lives.
Simon Armitage, 1989
5
Re-zoom
This wordless picture book provides page after page of shapes that carry the reader through a bright and exciting journey to different places filled with different colors. Reprint.
Istvan Banyai, 2008
6
Re-Zoom
This wordless picture book provides page after page of shapes that carry the reader through a bright and exciting journey to different places filled with different colors. Reprint.
Istvan Banyai, 1998
7
Amazing Adventures from Zoom's Academy: The Capture of the ...
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Jason Lethcoe, 2007
8
Infrared Optics and Zoom Lenses
Ten years after the publication of Infrared Optics and Zoom Lenses, this text is still the only current publication devoted exclusively to infrared zoom lenses.
Allen Mann, 2009
9
American zoom: stock car racing--from the dirt tracks to Daytona
American Zoom is the only comprehensive book about the sport of stock car racing as it chronicles its derivation from dirt tracks to Daytona.
Peter Golenbock, 1993
10
New Perspectives on Microsoft Office Access 2007, Brief
The right side of the status bar includes buttons that enable you to switch the workspace view in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access as well as zoom the workspace in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. You can customize the status bar to display ...
Joseph Adamski, Kathy Finnegan, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZOOM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term zoom is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Nike's New Sneaker Will Solve a Very Important Problem for People …
According to Mashable, the company created the LeBron Zoom Soldier 8 Flyease Sneaker after Walzer's open letter asking for more accessible footwear for ... «People Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Zoom Confirmed As Flash Season Two's Villain
The Flash has confirmed that Zoom as the main villain for The Flash's second season. The news broke during San Diego Comic Con International's WB TV ... «Comicbook.com, Jul 15»
3
X's Billy Zoom has cancer; band launches GoFundMe site for …
Guitarist Billy Zoom, a founding member of long-running L.A. punk band X, has been diagnosed with bladder cancer and will bow out of the group's current tour ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
4
Rs 2200 cr loan fraud: ED attaches Zoom Developers' Rs 1000 cr …
“ED Indore attaches under PMLA (Prevention of Money Laundering Act) 1,280 acres of land in California, USA, of Zoom Developers Pvt Ltd and Vijay ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
5
Canon's Newest Camera Has Utterly Insane Zoom
Canon's new Powershot G3 X boasts a remarkable 25x zoom lens that's equal to a 24mm-600mm focal length range. Translation? The G3 X can take really nice ... «TIME, Jun 15»
6
Nikon's New Coolpix P900 Has a Ridiculous 83x Zoom Range of 24 …
Nikon today unveiled the new Coolpix P900, a superzoom compact camera with a crazy 83x of optical zoom, allowing photographers to “take creativity to ... «PetaPixel, Mar 15»
7
Hands-on: Asus ZenFone Zoom
In a technology sector innovating with fingerprint scanners, ever-increasing screen sizes and self-healing cases, the Asus ZenFone Zoom is something of a ... «TrustedReviews, Jan 15»
8
After protest from Allen Iverson, Nike cancels release of Zoom Flight …
Iverson says Nike used his identity, likeness and persona without permission for a sneaker out of the company's Zoom Flight '96 collection. The ambiguously ... «New York Daily News, Nov 14»
9
Super-zoom gets super-long: 65x zoom Canon SX60 HS takes you …
The Canon SX50 HS, released in late 2012, boasted an already impressive 50x zoom range and received not only a coveted Dave's Pick from us, but an even ... «imaging resource, Sep 14»
10
Sony Brings E-Mount Lenses and 30X Optical Zoom to Your …
People have been questioning the wisdom of the Sony QX so-called 'lens cameras' since before they even arrived. CNET mocked the news when it was still a ... «PetaPixel, Sep 14»

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