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/zuːm/verb

उच्चारण ज़ूम

तेज़ी से जाना, सर्र से निकलना

Core word

verb
  1. 1

    [I] + adv./prep. informal

    to move or travel very fast

    तेज़ी से जाना, सर्र से निकलना

    • A motorbike zoomed past us.
    • We zoomed along the expressway.

    Synonyms speed race rush whizz shoot

    Opposite crawl dawdle

  2. 2

    [I] informal

    (of prices or costs) to increase a lot suddenly and quickly

    (कीमतों का) अचानक बहुत बढ़ जाना

    • Onion prices zoomed in the monsoon.
    • Fuel prices zoomed after the supply was cut.

    Synonyms soar rocket shoot up skyrocket

    Opposite plummet slump

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a camera lens that you can use to make the thing you are photographing appear nearer or further away

    ज़ूम लेंस

    • a camera with a powerful zoom
    • a zoom lens
→Phrasal verbs 2

zoom in (on sb/sth)

(of a camera or the person using it) to show the object being photographed from closer, so that it looks bigger

(कैमरे से) पास करके बड़ा दिखाना, ज़ूम इन करना

  • The camera zoomed in on the winner's face.
  • Zoom in to read the small print.

zoom out

(of a camera or the person using it) to show more of the scene by making the object look smaller and further away

(कैमरे से) दूर करके छोटा दिखाना, ज़ूम आउट करना

  • Zoom out to see the whole map.