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Definition zoom in British English

zoom verb

verb
/zuːm/
1

to move with great speed and energy

Example

He came zooming down the street on his motorbike.

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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 further away

Example

The camera zoomed in on a cat stuck in the tree.

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Example

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

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Definition zoom in British English