Meanings
verbzoom in (third-person singular simple present zooms in, present participle zooming in, simple past and past participle zoomed in)
present singular third person zooms in · participle present zooming in · participle past zoomed in · past zoomed in
- intransitiveTo increase the focal length of a zoom lens in order to obtain a magnified image, or a close-up.
The photographer decided to zoom in on the details of the flower.
1 more example
The camera operator will zoom in on the subject for a close-up shot.
- intransitiveTo 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.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 放大, 放大
- 放大 (fàngdà)to focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image
- 放大 (fàngdà)to manipulate a display so as to make it larger
Estonian suurendama, suurendama
- suurendamato focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image
- suurendamato manipulate a display so as to make it larger
Finnish lähentää (kuvaa), suurentaa (näyttöä)
- lähentää (kuvaa)to focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image
- suurentaa (näyttöä)to manipulate a display so as to make it larger
French zoomer
- zoomerto focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image
German hineinzoomen, heranzoomen
- hineinzoomento focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image
- heranzoomento focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image
Japanese ズームインする, 拡大する
- ズームインする (zūmuin suru)to focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image
- 拡大する (kakudai suru)to focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image
- クローズアップする (kurōzu appu suru)to focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image
- 拡大する (kakudai suru)to manipulate a display so as to make it larger
Korean 줌 인하다, 확대(擴大)하다
- 줌 인하다 (jum inhada)to focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image
- 확대(擴大)하다 (hwakdaehada)to focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image
- 클로즈업하다 (keullojeueophada)to focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image
- 확대(擴大)하다 (hwakdaehada)to manipulate a display so as to make it larger
Polish przybliżać, przybliżyć
- przybliżaćto focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image
- przybliżyćto focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image
- powiększaćto manipulate a display so as to make it larger
- powiększyćto manipulate a display so as to make it larger
Portuguese dar zoom, dar zoom
- dar zoomto focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image
- dar zoomto manipulate a display so as to make it larger
Spanish hacer/dar zoom, hacer/dar zoom
- hacer/dar zoomto focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image
- hacer/dar zoomto manipulate a display so as to make it larger
Swahili kuza
- kuzato manipulate a display so as to make it larger
Swedish zooma in, zooma in
- zooma into focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image
- zooma into manipulate a display so as to make it larger
Ukrainian наблизити
- наблизити (nablyzyty)to focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image
Vietnamese phóng to
- phóng toto manipulate a display so as to make it larger
Yiddish פאַרגרעסערן
- פאַרגרעסערן (fargresern)to focus a zoom lens in order to obtain a larger image
Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
zoom in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoom%20in
MLA
“zoom in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoom%20in. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zoom in,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zoom%20in.
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