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zoom in

/ˌzuːm ˈɪn/

zoom in verb: to increase the focal length of a zoom lens in order to obtain a magnified image, or a close-up.

Verb

zoom in (third-person singular simple present zooms in, present participle zooming in, simple past and past participle zoomed in)

  1. (intransitive) To increase the focal length of a zoom lens in order to obtain a magnified image, or a close-up.
    • The camera operator will zoom in on the subject for a close-up shot.
    • The photographer decided to zoom in on the details of the flower.
  2. (intransitive) To manipulate a display (such as a computer screen) so as to make the image larger.
    • You can zoom in on the map to get a better view of the city.

zoom in meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Vietnamese

zoom in in Tamil

பெரிதாக்கு, அண்மையாக்கு

zoom in in Kannada

ದೊಡ್ಡದಾಗಿಸು, ಹಿಗ್ಗು, ಹಿಗ್ಗಿಸು

zoom in in Vietnamese

to manipulate a display so as to make it larger
phóng to

Antonyms of zoom in

Forms of zoom in

third-person singular presentzooms in
present participlezooming in
past participlezoomed in
pastzoomed in

Origin of zoom in

From zoom + in.

Words that rhyme with zoom in

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Questions about zoom in

What does zoom in mean?
Zoom in means to increase the focal length of a zoom lens in order to obtain a magnified image, or a close-up.
What is zoom in in Tamil?
Zoom in in Tamil is பெரிதாக்கு, அண்மையாக்கு. See Zoom in meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is zoom in?
Zoom in is a verb.
How do you pronounce zoom in?
Zoom in is pronounced /ˌzuːm ˈɪn/.
What is the past tense of zoom in?
The past tense of zoom in is zoomed in.

Words near zoom in in the dictionary

  1. zoom boxes
  2. zoom by
  3. zoom climb
  4. zoom climbs
  5. Zoom fatigue
  6. zoom in
  7. zoom in on
  8. Zoom land
  9. zoom lens
  10. zoom lenses
  11. zoom out

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Adapted from Wiktionary: zoom in (page history and authors); zoom in (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); zoom in (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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