zoom in on something

zoom in on something
zoom in (on (something)) to view something more closely.

The software lets you zoom in so you can check the details of any part of the picture.

Etymology: based on the literal meaning of zoom in (= to move quickly toward something)

New idioms dictionary. 2014.

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  • zoom in on — zoom in (on (something)) to view something more closely. The software lets you zoom in so you can check the details of any part of the picture. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of zoom in (= to move quickly toward something) …   New idioms dictionary

  • zoom in — (on (something)) to view something more closely. The software lets you zoom in so you can check the details of any part of the picture. Etymology: based on the literal meaning of zoom in (= to move quickly toward something) …   New idioms dictionary

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  • zoom — UK [zuːm] / US [zum] verb Word forms zoom : present tense I/you/we/they zoom he/she/it zooms present participle zooming past tense zoomed past participle zoomed 1) [intransitive] to move with great speed and energy zoom up/down/along/around etc:… …   English dictionary

  • zoom — zoom1 [zu:m] v [i]informal [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: From the sound] 1.) [always + adverb/preposition] to go somewhere or do something very quickly = ↑whizz, zip ↑zip zoom off/around/down etc ▪ Brenda jumped in the car and zoomed off. ▪ The work… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • zoom — 1 verb (I) informal 1 (always + adv/prep) to go somewhere or do something very quickly (+ past/through/off etc): Brenda zoomed past on her Honda. | The work was really easy and I was able to zoom through it in a couple of hours. 2 to increase… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • zoom in (on someone or something) — in. o focus or concentrate narrowly on someone or something. □ The conversation zoomed in on Sally and her recent narrow escape from drowning. □ Let’s zoom in on the question of salary …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • zoom —    Strictly speaking, the word should describe only a steep upward movement. Almost every authority stresses the point, though how much that is inspired by a desire for precision and how much by the need to find something anything to discuss… …   Dictionary of troublesome word

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