zero
verb/ˈzɪərəʊ/
/ˈzɪrəʊ/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they zero | /ˈzɪərəʊ/ /ˈzɪrəʊ/ |
| he / she / it zeroes | /ˈzɪərəʊz/ /ˈzɪrəʊz/ |
| past simple zeroed | /ˈzɪərəʊd/ /ˈzɪrəʊd/ |
| past participle zeroed | /ˈzɪərəʊd/ /ˈzɪrəʊd/ |
| -ing form zeroing | /ˈzɪərəʊɪŋ/ /ˈzɪrəʊɪŋ/ |
- zero something to turn an instrument, control, etc. to zeroWord Originearly 17th cent.: from French zéro or Italian zero, via Old Spanish from Arabic ṣifr ‘cipher’.
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