zoom1 verbzoom2 noun
zoomzoom1 /zuːm/ verb [intransitive] informal 
WORD ORIGINzoom1
Origin:
1800-1900 From the soundVERB TABLE
zoom
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | zoom |
| he, she, it | zooms | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | zoomed |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have zoomed |
| he, she, it | has zoomed | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had zoomed |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will zoom |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have zoomed |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am zooming |
| he, she, it | is zooming | |
| you, we, they | are zooming | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was zooming |
| you, we, they | were zooming | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been zooming |
| he, she, it | has been zooming | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been zooming |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be zooming |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been zooming |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- A fire engine zoomed past us.
- The plane zoomed low over the airfield.
- It is possible that this has contributed to the risk of the glider zooming too high just after take off.
- The camera zoomed close to show my California license plates.
Longman Language Activatorto move very fast in a particular direction
to go somewhere as fast as you can: race back/up/into etc: · Hearing the children's screams, she raced back to the house.· A police car came racing down the road.tear away/up/across etc: · She tore across the lobby, then up three flights of stairs.· Just before the explosion, a man came tearing across the street.
to go somewhere very quickly because you are in a hurry: rush out/around/into etc: · Everyone rushed out into the street to see what was happening.· People were rushing past me on their way to work.dash into/around/to etc: · Pam dashed into the store just as it was closing.· The boys dashed across the road and disappeared into the woods.
to travel or go somewhere extremely quickly: fly past/up/along etc: · As I slowed down another car flew past me and turned to the left.· The bus was flying along when suddenly the driver slammed on the brakes.
to run, fly, or swim with a sudden quick movement: dart through/back/across etc: · I could see small silvery fish darting through the water.· As the rain began to fall harder, I darted into the first shop I could find.
written if someone or something streaks somewhere, they run or fly there so fast that you can hardly see them: streak across/past/away etc: · Two aircraft streaked across the sky.· I caught a glimpse of a man streaking away into the shadows.
to move extremely quickly through the air or along a road, making a loud high noise: whizz past/by/through etc: · A bullet whizzed past my ear.· I stared out the window, watching as kids on bicycles and skateboards whizzed by.
if a car, bus, plane etc zooms somewhere, it moves there extremely fast, making a loud noise with its engine: zoom past/through/over etc: · The plane zoomed low over the airfield.· A fire engine zoomed past us.
to move somewhere very quickly, especially in a vehicle: speed along/by/towards etc: · An ambulance sped by on its way to an accident.· Small patrol boats sped along the shore.
use this to say that someone or something is going extremely fast: · That car must have been really moving when it hit the van.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
Brenda jumped in the car and zoomed off.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
1[always + adverb/preposition] to go somewhere or do something very quickly SYN whizz, zipzoom off/around/down etc Brenda jumped in the car and zoomed off. (=become famous very quickly) Ellen shot to stardom as a model last year.
Ellen shot to stardom as a model last year. Brenda jumped in the car and zoomed off. The work was really easy and I was able to zoom through it in a couple of hours.2 (also zoom up) to increase suddenly and quickly SYN escalatezoom to Inflation zoomed to 123%.zoom in phrasal verb if a camera zooms in, it makes the person or thing that you are taking a picture of seem bigger and closerzoom in on The camera zoomed in on the child’s face.zoom out phrasal verb if a camera zooms out, it makes the person or thing that you are taking a picture of seem smaller and further awayzoom1 verbzoom2 noun
zoomzoom2 noun [singular] WORD SETS
ablaze, adjectiveacoustic, adjectiveacoustics, nounaglow, adjectivebaa, verbbabble, verbbabble, nounbabel, nounbaby talk, nounbackfire, verbbackground, nounbang, nounbang, verbbang, interjectionbark, verbbark, nounbattle cry, nounbay, verbbeat, verbbeat, nounbellow, verbbellow, nounblare, verbblast, nounbleat, verbbleep, nounbleep, verbblip, nounbong, nounboom, nounboom, verbbowwow, interjectionbrassy, adjectivebray, verbbrazen, adjectivebreathy, adjectivebubble, verbbump, nounchatter, verbchatter, nounclink, verbclink, nouncrack, verbcrack, nouncrackle, verbcrackling, nouncrash, verbcrash, nouncreak, verbcreaky, adjectivecroak, verbcroak, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcrunch, nouncrunch, verbding-dong, noundiscord, noundiscordant, adjectivedrone, verbdrone, noundrown, verbdrum, verbdrumbeat, noundrumming, noundull, adjectiveecho, verbecho, nounfizz, verbflat, adjectivefootfall, nounfootstep, nounfusillade, noungrinding, adjectivegroan, verbgroan, noungrunt, verbgrunt, nounguffaw, verbgunshot, nounguttural, adjectivehigh, adjectivehigh, adverbhiss, verbindistinct, adjectiveirregular, adjectivelow, verbmarbled, adjectivematching, adjectivemellow, adjectivemelodic, adjectivemelodious, adjectivemetallic, adjectivemoan, verbmoan, nounmodulate, verbmonotone, nounmoo, verbmurmur, verbmurmur, nounmusical, adjectivemusically, adverbmute, verbnasal, adjectivenoise, nounoink, interjectionoof, interjectionpatter, verbpatter, nounpeal, nounpeal, verbpenetrating, adjectivepercussion, nounpsychedelic, adjectivepulse, nounputter, verbquack, verbquack, nounquaver, nounracket, nounrasp, verbrasp, nounraspberry, nounrat-a-tat, nounrattle, nounraucous, adjectivereedy, adjectivereport, nounresonance, nounresonant, adjectiveresonate, verbresonator, nounresound, verbresounding, adjectivereverberate, verbreverberation, nounrich, adjectivering, nounring, verbringing, adjectiveripple, verbripple, nounroar, nounroaring, adjectiveroll, verbrough, adjectiverustle, verbrustle, nounscratch, verbscratch, nounscream, verbscream, nounscrunch, verbsmoky, adjectivesnarl, verbsoft, adjectivesoft-spoken, adjectivesonorous, adjectivesotto voce, adverbsplosh, verbsweet, adjectiveswoosh, verbtick-tock, nountinny, adjectivetonal, adjectivevivid, adjectivevowel, nounwail, verbweak, adjectivewhack, nounwham, interjectionwhine, verbwhinny, verbwhirr, verbwhistle, verbwhistle, nounyelp, nounyowl, verbzoom, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
informal a sound made by a vehicle that is travelling fast (=become famous very quickly) Ellen shot to stardom as a model last year.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN Ellen shot to stardom as a model last year.· Nikon use an optical zoom lens that has a 2.5x range.· One close-up taken with a zoom lens.