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Calculated Shard: 6 (from laksa099)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa006.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/zoom\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/zoom\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/zoom","crawl_time":1770971634,"first_indexed_time":1544052939,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,collinsdictionary!www,\/us\/dictionary\/english\/zoom s443","src_root_hash":"3710495105961603006","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"ZOOM definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary","meta_descriptions":["9 senses: 1. to make or cause to make a continuous buzzing or humming sound 2. to move or cause to move with such a sound 3. to.... Click for more definitions."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"COBUILD frequency band\nzoom\n(\nz\nu\nm\n)\nWord forms:\n3rd person singular present tense\nzooms\n,\npresent participle\nzooming\n,\npast tense\n,\npast participle\nzoomed\nintransitive verb\nIf you\nzoom\nsomewhere, you go there very quickly.\n[\ninformal\n]\nWe zoomed through the gallery.\nPhrasal verbs:\nCollins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary\n. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers\nAmerican English pronunciation\n!\nIt seems that your browser is blocking this video content.\nTo access it, add this site to the exceptions or modify your security settings, then refresh this page.\nBritish English pronunciation\n!\nIt seems that your browser is blocking this video content.\nTo access it, add this site to the exceptions or modify your security settings, then refresh this page.\nYou may also like\nCOBUILD frequency band\nzoom\nin American English\n(\nzum\n)\nverb intransitive\nOrigin:\nechoic\n1. \n2. \nto move with a zooming sound\n4. \n5. \nto rise rapidly\nprices\nzoomed\n6. \nverb transitive\n7. \nto cause to zoom\nnoun\n8. \nthe act of zooming\n9. \na zooming sound\n11. \ncinema\na. \nthe effect of a camera moving\ntoward\nor\naway\nfrom a subject by using a zoom lens\nb. \na\nshot\nusing this effect\nadjective\n12. \nequipped\nwith or having to do with a zoom lens\na\nzoom\ntelescope\nWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 5th Digital Edition. Copyright © 2025 HarperCollins Publishers.\nCOBUILD frequency band\nzoom\nin American English\n(\nzuːm\n)\nintransitive verb\n1. \nto move quickly or suddenly with a loud humming or buzzing sound\ncars zooming by on the freeway\n2. \n4. \ninformal\nto increase or rise suddenly and sharply\nRents would zoom without rent control laws\ntransitive verb\n5. \nto cause (an airplane) to zoom\n6. \nto fly over (an obstacle) by zooming\nnoun\n8. \nthe act or process of zooming\n9. \na zooming sound\n11. \nAlso called\n:\nzoom shot\nFilms\n&\nTelevision\na shot in which a subject, scene, or action is brought closer or made to recede by the use of a zoom lens\nSYNONYMS\n1.\nbuzz, speed, streak, flash.\nMost material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd\nWord origin\n[\n1885–90; imit.\n]\nCOBUILD frequency band\nzoom\nin British English\n(\nzuːm\n)\nverb\n1. \n2. \nto move or cause to move with such a sound\n3. \n(\nintransitive\n)\nto move very rapidly;\nrush\nwe zoomed through town\n4. \nto cause (an aircraft) to\nclimb\nbriefly at an unusually\nsteep\nangle\n, or (of an aircraft) to climb in this way\n5. \n(\nintransitive\n)\nnoun\n6. \nthe sound or act of zooming\nCollins English Dictionary\n. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers\nWord origin\nC20: of imitative origin\nCOBUILD frequency band\nZoom\nin British English\n(\nzuːm\n)\nnoun\n1. \ntrademark\nverb\n2. \nto participate in a conference call (with) using Zoom\nCollins English Dictionary\n. 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[Summary](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/english-language-learning\/zoom \"Summary\") [Synonyms](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english-thesaurus\/zoom \"Synonyms\") [Sentences](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/sentences\/english\/zoom \"Sentences\") [Pronunciation](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english-pronunciations\/zoom \"Pronunciation\") [Collocations](\"Collocations\") [Conjugations](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/conjugation\/english\/zoom \"Conjugations\") [Grammar](https:\/\/grammar.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/easy-learning \"Grammar\")\n\nCredits\n\n[×]()\n\n# Definition of 'zoom'\nCOBUILD frequency band\n\n## zoom\n\n(zum  [![IPA Pronunciation Guide](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/external\/images\/info.png?version=6.0.100)](https:\/\/blog.collinsdictionary.com\/ipa-pronunciation-guide-cobuild\/ \"IPA Pronunciation Guide\") )\n\n**Word forms:** 3rd person singular present tense zooms  ,  present participle zooming  ,  past tense, past participle zoomed\n\nintransitive verb\n\nIf you zoom somewhere, you go there very quickly.\n\n\\[informal\\]\n\nWe zoomed through the gallery.\n\n**Synonyms:**  [speed](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/speed \"Definition of speed\"), [shoot](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/shoot \"Definition of shoot\"), [fly](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/fly \"Definition of fly\"), [tear](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/tear \"Definition of tear\") [More Synonyms of **zoom**](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english-thesaurus\/zoom#zoom__1 \"Synonyms of zoom\")\n\n**Phrasal verbs:**\n\nSee  [zoom in](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/zoom-in \"Definition of zoom in\")\n\n[More Synonyms of **zoom**](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english-thesaurus\/zoom#zoom__1 \"Synonyms of zoom\")\n\nCollins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers\n\nAmerican English pronunciation\n\n![Youtube video](https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/1X3FdZjTRZY\/hqdefault.jpg)\n\n\\!\n\nIt seems that your browser is blocking this video content.\n\nTo access it, add this site to the exceptions or modify your security settings, then refresh this page.\n\nBritish English pronunciation\n\n![Youtube video](https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/aHvJVU7gSao\/hqdefault.jpg)\n\n\\!\n\nIt seems that your browser is blocking this video content.\n\nTo access it, add this site to the exceptions or modify your security settings, then refresh this page.\n\nYou may also like\n\n[![English Quiz](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/external\/images\/icon_home\/WORLCHALL_ENGLISH.png?version=6.0.100) English Quiz Confusables](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/zoom \"English Quiz\")\n\n[![Synonyms of](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/external\/images\/icon_home\/THESAURUS_ENGLISH.png?version=6.0.100) Synonyms of 'zoom'](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english-thesaurus\/zoom \"Synonyms of\")\n\n[![Language Lover's](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/external\/images\/icon_home\/BLOG.png?version=6.0.100) Language Lover's Blog](https:\/\/blog.collinsdictionary.com\/ \"Language Lover's\")\n\n[![French Translation of](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/external\/images\/icon_home\/LANGUAGE_HINDI.png?version=6.0.100) French Translation of 'zoom'](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english-french\/zoom \"French Translation of\")\n\n[![Translate](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/external\/images\/icon_home\/TRANSLATOR_ENGLISH.png?version=6.0.100) Translate your text](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/translator \"Translate\")\n\n[![Pronunciation](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/external\/images\/icon_home\/USINGENGLISH_ENGLISH.png?version=6.0.100) Pronunciation Playlists](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/video\/video-pronunciations \"Pronunciation\")\n\n[![Word of the day: billet-doux](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/external\/images\/hooks\/hook_word-cloud.svg?version=6.0.100) Word of the day: 'billet-doux'](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/billet-doux \"Word of the day: billet-doux\")\n\n[![Spanish Translation of](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/external\/images\/icon_home\/LANGUAGE_HINDI.png?version=6.0.100) Spanish Translation of 'zoom'](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english-spanish\/zoom \"Spanish Translation of\")\n\n[![English](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/external\/images\/icon_home\/GRAMMAR_ENGLISH.png?version=6.0.100) English Grammar](https:\/\/grammar.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/easy-learning \"English\")\n\n[![Collins](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/external\/images\/icon_home\/COLLINS_APP.png?version=6.0.100) Collins Apps](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/resources#get_apps \"Collins\")\n\nCOBUILD frequency band\n\n## zoom in American English\n\n(zum  )\n\nverb intransitiveOrigin: echoic\n\n1\\.\n\nto make a [loud](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/loud \"Definition of loud\"), [low-pitched](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/low-pitched \"Definition of low-pitched\"), buzzing or humming sound\n\n2\\.\n\nto move with a zooming sound\n\n3\\.\n\nto move or go quickly or [suddenly](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/suddenly \"Definition of suddenly\")\n\n4\\.\n\nto climb in an [airplane](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/airplane \"Definition of airplane\") suddenly and sharply at an angle [greater](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/greater \"Definition of greater\") than [normal](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/normal \"Definition of normal\"), using the [energy](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/energy \"Definition of energy\") of [momentum](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/momentum \"Definition of momentum\")\n\n5\\.\n\nto rise rapidly\n\nprices zoomed\n\n6\\.\n\nto change the [focal](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/focal \"Definition of focal\") length of a zoom lens so as to change the [apparent](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/apparent \"Definition of apparent\") [distance](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/distance \"Definition of distance\") of the object being [viewed](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/view \"Definition of viewed\")\n\nverb transitive\n\n7\\.\n\nto cause to zoom\n\nnoun\n\n8\\.\n\nthe act of zooming\n\n9\\.\n\na zooming sound\n\n10\\.   [zoom lens](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/zoom-lens \"Definition of zoom lens\")\n\n11\\.  cinema\n\na.\n\nthe effect of a camera moving [toward](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/toward \"Definition of toward\") or [away](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/away \"Definition of away\") from a subject by using a zoom lens\n\nb.\n\na [shot](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/shoot \"Definition of shot\") using this effect\n\nadjective\n\n12\\.\n\n[equipped](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/equip \"Definition of equipped\") with or having to do with a zoom lens\n\na zoom telescope\n\nWebster’s New World College Dictionary, 5th Digital Edition. Copyright © 2025 HarperCollins Publishers.\n\nCOBUILD frequency band\n\n## zoom in American English\n\n(zuːm)\n\nintransitive verb\n\n1\\.\n\nto move quickly or suddenly with a loud humming or buzzing sound\n\ncars zooming by on the freeway\n\n2\\.\n\nto [fly](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/fly \"Definition of fly\") an airplane suddenly and sharply [upward](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/upward \"Definition of upward\") at great [speed](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/speed \"Definition of speed\") for a short distance, as in [regaining](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/regain \"Definition of regaining\") [altitude](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/altitude \"Definition of altitude\"), [clearing](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/clearing \"Definition of clearing\") an [obstacle](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/obstacle \"Definition of obstacle\"), or signaling\n\n3\\.  Films & Television\n\nto [bring](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/bring \"Definition of bring\") a subject, [scene](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/scena \"Definition of scene\"), etc., into closeup or cause it to [recede](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/recede \"Definition of recede\") into a long shot using a zoom lens and while [maintaining](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/maintain \"Definition of maintaining\") [focus](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/focus \"Definition of focus\")\n\n4\\. informal\n\nto increase or rise suddenly and sharply\n\nRents would zoom without rent control laws\n\ntransitive verb\n\n5\\.\n\nto cause (an airplane) to zoom\n\n6\\.\n\nto fly over (an obstacle) by zooming\n\n7\\.   See   [zoom in](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/zoom-in \"Definition of &nbsp;zoom in\")\n\nnoun\n\n8\\.\n\nthe act or process of zooming\n\n9\\.\n\na zooming sound\n\n10\\. informal  See  [zoom lens](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/zoom-lens \"Definition of &nbsp;zoom lens\")\n\n11\\.  Also called: zoom shot Films & Television\n\na shot in which a subject, scene, or action is brought closer or made to recede by the use of a zoom lens\n\nSYNONYMS 1\\. buzz, speed, streak, flash.\n\nMost material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd\n\nWord origin\n\n\\[1885–90; imit.\\]\n\nCOBUILD frequency band\n\n## zoom in British English\n\n(zuːm  [![IPA Pronunciation Guide](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/external\/images\/info.png?version=6.0.100)](https:\/\/blog.collinsdictionary.com\/ipa-pronunciation-guide-ced\/ \"IPA Pronunciation Guide\") )\n\nverb\n\n1\\.\n\nto make or cause to make a [continuous](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/continuous \"Definition of continuous\") buzzing or [humming](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/hum \"Definition of humming\") sound\n\n2\\.\n\nto move or cause to move with such a sound\n\n3\\. (intransitive)\n\nto move very rapidly; [rush](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/rush \"Definition of rush\")\n\nwe zoomed through town\n\n4\\.\n\nto cause (an aircraft) to [climb](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/climb \"Definition of climb\") briefly at an unusually [steep](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/steep \"Definition of steep\") [angle](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/angle \"Definition of angle\"), or (of an aircraft) to climb in this way\n\n5\\. (intransitive)\n\n(of [prices](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/price \"Definition of prices\")) to [rise](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/rise \"Definition of rise\") rapidly\n\nnoun\n\n6\\.\n\nthe sound or act of zooming\n\n7\\.   See [zoom lens](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/zoom-lens \"Definition of zoom lens\")\n\nCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers\n\nWord origin\n\nC20: of imitative origin\n\nCOBUILD frequency band\n\n## Zoom in British English\n\n(zuːm  [![IPA Pronunciation Guide](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/external\/images\/info.png?version=6.0.100)](https:\/\/blog.collinsdictionary.com\/ipa-pronunciation-guide-ced\/ \"IPA Pronunciation Guide\") )\n\nnoun\n\n1\\.  trademark\n\na [software](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/software \"Definition of software\") [application](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/application \"Definition of application\") that [allows](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/allow \"Definition of allows\") [users](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/user \"Definition of users\") to [participate](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/participate \"Definition of participate\") in [conference](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/conference \"Definition of conference\") [calls](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/call \"Definition of calls\") over the [internet](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/internet \"Definition of internet\")\n\nverb\n\n2\\.\n\nto participate in a conference call (with) using Zoom\n\nCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers\n\n## Examples of 'zoom' in a sentence zoom\nThese examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins, or its parent company HarperCollins.\n\nWe welcome feedback: [report an example sentence](https:\/\/blog.collinsdictionary.com\/contact-us\/) to the Collins team. [Read more…](https:\/\/blog.collinsdictionary.com\/how-do-we-create-our-corpus-examples\/ \"How were these examples chosen?\")\n\nZoom in to a [typical](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/typical \"Definition of typical\") day at work.\n\nThe Guardian (2015)\n\nSmall birds are zooming about [chasing](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/chase \"Definition of chasing\") the [insects](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/insect \"Definition of insects\").\n\nThe Guardian (2021)\n\nBeing able to zoom above [rolling](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/roll \"Definition of rolling\") [landscapes](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/landscape \"Definition of landscapes\") once again was [almost](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/almost \"Definition of almost\") a [relief](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/relief \"Definition of relief\").\n\nThe Guardian (2020)\n\nAs he reads it, the the camera zooms in to [catch](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/catch \"Definition of catch\") her [watching](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/watch \"Definition of watching\") intently.\n\nThe Guardian (2018)\n\nZoom quizzes don't [exist](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/exist \"Definition of exist\") in a [vacuum](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/vacuum \"Definition of vacuum\").\n\nThe Guardian (2020)\n\nTo [fit](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/fit \"Definition of fit\") the zoom lenses found on normal [digital](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/digital \"Definition of digital\") cameras into a [phone](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/phone \"Definition of phone\") would mean making it much [thicker](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/thick \"Definition of thicker\") or having a [bulge](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/bulge \"Definition of bulge\").\n\nThe Sun (2016)\n\nThese cameras are [now](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/now \"Definition of now\") so [powerful](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/powerful \"Definition of powerful\") they can zoom in [close](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/close \"Definition of close\") enough to [read](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/read \"Definition of read\") a [text](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/text \"Definition of text\") on your 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\"Definition of will\") zoom above 7,000 for the first time this year.\n\nThe Sun (2012)\n\n## Related word partners zoom\n[zoom function](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/zoom-function \"Definition of zoom function\")\n\n## Trends of zoom\nVisible years:\n\nSource: [Google Books Ngram Viewer](https:\/\/books.google.com\/ngrams\/info \"Google Books Ngram Viewer\")\n\n## In other languages zoom\nBritish English: [zoom](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/zoom-function)   VERB \/zuːm\/\n\nIf you *zoom* somewhere, you go there very quickly.\n\nWe zoomed through the gallery.\n\n- American English: [zoom](https:\/\/www.collinsdictionary.com\/us\/dictionary\/english\/zoom)  \/ˈzum\/\n- Brazilian Portuguese: zunir\n- Chinese: 赶往\n- European Spanish: pasar volando\n- French: aller en trombe\n- German: 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Boilerpipe Text	COBUILD frequency band zoom ( z u m ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense zooms , present participle zooming , past tense , past participle zoomed intransitive verb If you zoom somewhere, you go there very quickly. [ informal ] We zoomed through the gallery. Phrasal verbs: Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers American English pronunciation ! It seems that your browser is blocking this video content. To access it, add this site to the exceptions or modify your security settings, then refresh this page. British English pronunciation ! It seems that your browser is blocking this video content. To access it, add this site to the exceptions or modify your security settings, then refresh this page. You may also like COBUILD frequency band zoom in American English ( zum ) verb intransitive Origin: echoic 1. 2. to move with a zooming sound 4. 5. to rise rapidly prices zoomed 6. verb transitive 7. to cause to zoom noun 8. the act of zooming 9. a zooming sound 11. cinema a. the effect of a camera moving toward or away from a subject by using a zoom lens b. a shot using this effect adjective 12. equipped with or having to do with a zoom lens a zoom telescope Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 5th Digital Edition. Copyright © 2025 HarperCollins Publishers. COBUILD frequency band zoom in American English ( zuːm ) intransitive verb 1. to move quickly or suddenly with a loud humming or buzzing sound cars zooming by on the freeway 2. 4. informal to increase or rise suddenly and sharply Rents would zoom without rent control laws transitive verb 5. to cause (an airplane) to zoom 6. to fly over (an obstacle) by zooming noun 8. the act or process of zooming 9. a zooming sound 11. Also called : zoom shot Films & Television a shot in which a subject, scene, or action is brought closer or made to recede by the use of a zoom lens SYNONYMS 1. buzz, speed, streak, flash. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Word origin [ 1885–90; imit. ] COBUILD frequency band zoom in British English ( zuːm ) verb 1. 2. to move or cause to move with such a sound 3. ( intransitive ) to move very rapidly; rush we zoomed through town 4. to cause (an aircraft) to climb briefly at an unusually steep angle , or (of an aircraft) to climb in this way 5. ( intransitive ) noun 6. the sound or act of zooming Collins English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Word origin C20: of imitative origin COBUILD frequency band Zoom in British English ( zuːm ) noun 1. trademark verb 2. to participate in a conference call (with) using Zoom Collins English Dictionary . Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Related word partners zoom
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Synonyms: [speed](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/speed "Definition of speed"), [shoot](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/shoot "Definition of shoot"), [fly](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/fly "Definition of fly"), [tear](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/tear "Definition of tear") [More Synonyms of zoom](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english-thesaurus/zoom#zoom__1 "Synonyms of zoom") Phrasal verbs: See [zoom in](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/zoom-in "Definition of zoom in") [More Synonyms of zoom](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english-thesaurus/zoom#zoom__1 "Synonyms of zoom") Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers American English pronunciation ![Youtube video](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1X3FdZjTRZY/hqdefault.jpg) \! It seems that your browser is blocking this video content. 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[zoom lens](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/zoom-lens "Definition of zoom lens") 11\. cinema a. the effect of a camera moving [toward](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/toward "Definition of toward") or [away](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/away "Definition of away") from a subject by using a zoom lens b. a [shot](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/shoot "Definition of shot") using this effect adjective 12\. [equipped](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/equip "Definition of equipped") with or having to do with a zoom lens a zoom telescope Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 5th Digital Edition. Copyright © 2025 HarperCollins Publishers. COBUILD frequency band ## zoom in American English (zuːm) intransitive verb 1\. to move quickly or suddenly with a loud humming or buzzing sound cars zooming by on the freeway 2\. to [fly](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/fly "Definition of fly") an airplane suddenly and sharply [upward](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/upward "Definition of upward") at great [speed](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/speed "Definition of speed") for a short distance, as in [regaining](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/regain "Definition of regaining") [altitude](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/altitude "Definition of altitude"), [clearing](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/clearing "Definition of clearing") an [obstacle](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/obstacle "Definition of obstacle"), or signaling 3\. Films & Television to [bring](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/bring "Definition of bring") a subject, [scene](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/scena "Definition of scene"), etc., into closeup or cause it to [recede](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/recede "Definition of recede") into a long shot using a zoom lens and while [maintaining](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/maintain "Definition of maintaining") [focus](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/focus "Definition of focus") 4\. informal to increase or rise suddenly and sharply Rents would zoom without rent control laws transitive verb 5\. to cause (an airplane) to zoom 6\. to fly over (an obstacle) by zooming 7\. See [zoom in](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/zoom-in "Definition of  zoom in") noun 8\. the act or process of zooming 9\. a zooming sound 10\. informal See [zoom lens](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/zoom-lens "Definition of  zoom lens") 11\. Also called: zoom shot Films & Television a shot in which a subject, scene, or action is brought closer or made to recede by the use of a zoom lens SYNONYMS 1\. buzz, speed, streak, flash. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Word origin \[1885–90; imit.\] COBUILD frequency band ## zoom in British English (zuːm [![IPA Pronunciation Guide](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/external/images/info.png?version=6.0.100)](https://blog.collinsdictionary.com/ipa-pronunciation-guide-ced/ "IPA Pronunciation Guide") ) verb 1\. to make or cause to make a [continuous](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/continuous "Definition of continuous") buzzing or [humming](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/hum "Definition of humming") sound 2\. to move or cause to move with such a sound 3\. (intransitive) to move very rapidly; [rush](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/rush "Definition of rush") we zoomed through town 4\. to cause (an aircraft) to [climb](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/climb "Definition of climb") briefly at an unusually [steep](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/steep "Definition of steep") [angle](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/angle "Definition of angle"), or (of an aircraft) to climb in this way 5\. (intransitive) (of [prices](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/price "Definition of prices")) to [rise](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/rise "Definition of rise") rapidly noun 6\. the sound or act of zooming 7\. See [zoom lens](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/zoom-lens "Definition of zoom lens") Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Word origin C20: of imitative origin COBUILD frequency band ## Zoom in British English (zuːm [![IPA Pronunciation Guide](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/external/images/info.png?version=6.0.100)](https://blog.collinsdictionary.com/ipa-pronunciation-guide-ced/ "IPA Pronunciation Guide") ) noun 1\. trademark a [software](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/software "Definition of software") [application](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/application "Definition of application") that [allows](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/allow "Definition of allows") [users](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/user "Definition of users") to [participate](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/participate "Definition of participate") in [conference](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/conference "Definition of conference") [calls](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/call "Definition of calls") over the [internet](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/internet "Definition of internet") verb 2\. to participate in a conference call (with) using Zoom Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers ## Examples of 'zoom' in a sentence zoom These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins, or its parent company HarperCollins. We welcome feedback: [report an example sentence](https://blog.collinsdictionary.com/contact-us/) to the Collins team. [Read more…](https://blog.collinsdictionary.com/how-do-we-create-our-corpus-examples/ "How were these examples chosen?") Zoom in to a [typical](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/typical "Definition of typical") day at work. The Guardian (2015) Small birds are zooming about [chasing](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/chase "Definition of chasing") the [insects](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/insect "Definition of insects"). The Guardian (2021) Being able to zoom above [rolling](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/roll "Definition of rolling") [landscapes](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/landscape "Definition of landscapes") once again was [almost](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/almost "Definition of almost") a [relief](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/relief "Definition of relief"). The Guardian (2020) As he reads it, the the camera zooms in to [catch](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/catch "Definition of catch") her [watching](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/watch "Definition of watching") intently. The Guardian (2018) Zoom quizzes don't [exist](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/exist "Definition of exist") in a [vacuum](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/vacuum "Definition of vacuum"). The Guardian (2020) To [fit](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/fit "Definition of fit") the zoom lenses found on normal [digital](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/digital "Definition of digital") cameras into a [phone](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/phone "Definition of phone") would mean making it much [thicker](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/thick "Definition of thicker") or having a [bulge](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/bulge "Definition of bulge"). The Sun (2016) These cameras are [now](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/now "Definition of now") so [powerful](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/powerful "Definition of powerful") they can zoom in [close](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/close "Definition of close") enough to [read](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/read "Definition of read") a [text](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/text "Definition of text") on your [mobile](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/mobile "Definition of mobile") phone. The Sun (2013) But when it [comes](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/come "Definition of comes") to [fighting](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/fight "Definition of fighting") your [opponents](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/opponent "Definition of opponents") you can zoom in close to the action on a [richly](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/richly "Definition of richly") [depicted](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/depict "Definition of depicted") [battlefield](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/battlefield "Definition of battlefield"). Times, Sunday Times (2006) It has a [bank](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/bank "Definition of bank") of [high-definition](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/high-definition "Definition of high-definition") [flat](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/flat "Definition of flat") [screen](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/screen "Definition of screen") [monitors](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/monitor "Definition of monitors") [linked](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/link "Definition of linked") to cameras that can zoom in on a [single](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/single "Definition of single") face. The Sun (2006) THE [cost](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/cost "Definition of cost") of [running](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/running "Definition of running") a car [will](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/will "Definition of will") zoom above 7,000 for the first time this year. The Sun (2012) ## Related word partners zoom [zoom function](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/zoom-function "Definition of zoom function") ## Trends of zoom Visible years: Source: [Google Books Ngram Viewer](https://books.google.com/ngrams/info "Google Books Ngram Viewer") ## In other languages zoom British English: [zoom](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/zoom-function) VERB /zuːm/ If you zoom somewhere, you go there very quickly. 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Readable Markdown	COBUILD frequency band ## zoom (zum [![IPA Pronunciation Guide](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/external/images/info.png?version=6.0.100)](https://blog.collinsdictionary.com/ipa-pronunciation-guide-cobuild/ "IPA Pronunciation Guide") ) Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense zooms , present participle zooming , past tense, past participle zoomed intransitive verb If you zoom somewhere, you go there very quickly. \[informal\] We zoomed through the gallery. Phrasal verbs: Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers American English pronunciation ![Youtube video](https://img.youtube.com/vi/1X3FdZjTRZY/hqdefault.jpg) \! It seems that your browser is blocking this video content. To access it, add this site to the exceptions or modify your security settings, then refresh this page. British English pronunciation ![Youtube video](https://img.youtube.com/vi/aHvJVU7gSao/hqdefault.jpg) \! It seems that your browser is blocking this video content. To access it, add this site to the exceptions or modify your security settings, then refresh this page. You may also like COBUILD frequency band ## zoom in American English (zum ) verb intransitiveOrigin: echoic 1\. 2\. to move with a zooming sound 4\. 5\. to rise rapidly prices zoomed 6\. verb transitive 7\. to cause to zoom noun 8\. the act of zooming 9\. a zooming sound 11\. cinema a. the effect of a camera moving [toward](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/toward "Definition of toward") or [away](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/away "Definition of away") from a subject by using a zoom lens b. a [shot](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/shoot "Definition of shot") using this effect adjective 12\. [equipped](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/equip "Definition of equipped") with or having to do with a zoom lens a zoom telescope Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 5th Digital Edition. Copyright © 2025 HarperCollins Publishers. COBUILD frequency band ## zoom in American English (zuːm) intransitive verb 1\. to move quickly or suddenly with a loud humming or buzzing sound cars zooming by on the freeway 2\. 4\. informal to increase or rise suddenly and sharply Rents would zoom without rent control laws transitive verb 5\. to cause (an airplane) to zoom 6\. to fly over (an obstacle) by zooming noun 8\. the act or process of zooming 9\. a zooming sound 11\. Also called: zoom shot Films & Television a shot in which a subject, scene, or action is brought closer or made to recede by the use of a zoom lens SYNONYMS 1\. buzz, speed, streak, flash. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd Word origin \[1885–90; imit.\] COBUILD frequency band ## zoom in British English (zuːm [![IPA Pronunciation Guide](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/external/images/info.png?version=6.0.100)](https://blog.collinsdictionary.com/ipa-pronunciation-guide-ced/ "IPA Pronunciation Guide") ) verb 1\. 2\. to move or cause to move with such a sound 3\. (intransitive) to move very rapidly; [rush](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/rush "Definition of rush") we zoomed through town 4\. to cause (an aircraft) to [climb](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/climb "Definition of climb") briefly at an unusually [steep](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/steep "Definition of steep") [angle](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/angle "Definition of angle"), or (of an aircraft) to climb in this way 5\. (intransitive) noun 6\. the sound or act of zooming Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Word origin C20: of imitative origin COBUILD frequency band ## Zoom in British English (zuːm [![IPA Pronunciation Guide](https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/external/images/info.png?version=6.0.100)](https://blog.collinsdictionary.com/ipa-pronunciation-guide-ced/ "IPA Pronunciation Guide") ) noun 1\. trademark verb 2\. to participate in a conference call (with) using Zoom Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers ## Related word partners zoom
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