Meaning

2 senses
  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.

    hineinzoomen, heranzoomen

    наблизитиnablyzyty

  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.

More definitions
  • examine closely; focus one's attention on

Examples

13 sentences
  1. The camera zoomed in on the man who was talking on stage.

  2. The camera zoomed in on Tom's face.

  3. The camera zoomed in for a closeup of Tom's face.

  4. Hold down the Ctrl-key and click + to zoom in or - to zoom out.

    ruЗажми кнопку «ctrl» и нажми «плюс» для приближения или «минус» для отдаления. — EugeneGS

  5. Zoom in on the face of that guy.

    ruУвеличь изображение лица этого парня. — Ivanovb

Translations

6 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image:

Origin

From zoom + in.

From zoom + in.

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Forms

zooms in, zooming in, zoomed in, zoomed in
Base formzoom in · to zoom in
3rd person singularzooms in
Present participlezooming in
Past simplezoomed in
Past participlezoomed in

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyzoom in
he, she, itzooms in

Past simpleLesson

all personszoomed in

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave zoomed in
he, she, ithas zoomed in

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill zoom in

Phrasal verbs

3 phrasal verbs

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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