zoom
verb/zuːm/
/zuːm/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they zoom | /zuːm/ /zuːm/ |
| he / she / it zooms | /zuːmz/ /zuːmz/ |
| past simple zoomed | /zuːmd/ /zuːmd/ |
| past participle zoomed | /zuːmd/ /zuːmd/ |
| -ing form zooming | /ˈzuːmɪŋ/ /ˈzuːmɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. (informal) to move or go somewhere very fast synonym rush, whizz
- Traffic zoomed past us.
- For five weeks they zoomed around Europe.
- She spends her time zooming around the country.
- [intransitive] zoom (up) (to…) (informal) (of prices, costs, etc.) to increase a lot quickly and suddenly
- House prices have zoomed up this year.
- Shares zoomed from 1567p to 1700p.
Word Originlate 19th cent.: imitative.
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