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Definition zoom in American English

zoom verb

verb
/zum/
1

to move with great speed and energy

Example

He came zooming down the street on his motorcycle.

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2

if something such as a camera zooms somewhere, or if you zoom it somewhere, it moves so that it makes something seem much closer or farther away

Example

The camera zoomed in on the action.

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Example

The price started at forty dollars, then zoomed up to a hundred.

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Definition zoom in American English