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Proper name [Dutch]

IPA: /zoːm/ Audio: Nl-zoom.ogg
Rhymes: -oːm Etymology: * (Gelderland) First attested as De Zoom in 1868. Derived from zoom (“edge, seam”). See also Dutch Low Saxon Zeum. * (Flevoland) Derived from zoom (“edge, seam”). Etymology templates: {{cog|nds-nl|Zeum}} Dutch Low Saxon Zeum Head templates: {{nl-proper noun|n}} Zoom n
  1. A hamlet in Nunspeet, Gelderland, Netherlands Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in Gelderland, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands, Villages in Gelderland, Netherlands, Villages in the Netherlands
    Sense id: en-Zoom-nl-name-eeIgr6XB
  2. A neighbourhood of Lelystad, Flevoland, Netherlands Tags: neuter Categories (place): Places in Flevoland, Netherlands, Places in the Netherlands
    Sense id: en-Zoom-nl-name-XUGfXi4e Categories (other): Neighbourhoods in Flevoland, Netherlands, Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 19 81

Noun [English]

Forms: Zooms [plural]
Etymology: From Zoom, a videoconferencing software by Zoom Video Communications; renamed as such (from Saasbee) in May 2012 by Jim Scheinman after the American children's book Zoom City (1998) by Thacher Hurd for ostensibly encapsulating creativity, happiness and exploration. Scheinman had "been saving the name Zoom for a long time." Head templates: {{en-noun}} Zoom (plural Zooms)
  1. A videoconference using Zoom.
    Sense id: en-Zoom-en-noun-lWrG-609 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 21 3 9 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 10 21 41 7 3 8 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 26 44 5 3 6 8 Related terms: Zoom-bomb, Zoom bomb, Zoom-bomber, Zoom bomber, Zoom bombing, Zoom-bombing, Zoom fatigue, Zoom raid, Zoom raider, Zoom-raiding, Zoom raiding, Zoom town
  2. (by extension) Alternative form of zoom (“a video teleconference call.”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, broadly Alternative form of: zoom (extra: a video teleconference call.)
    Sense id: en-Zoom-en-noun-cNdqTWlE Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters
  3. (informal, genericization) A video teleconference service or website. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-Zoom-en-noun-8PavsOFT

Verb [English]

Forms: Zooms [present, singular, third-person], Zooming [participle, present], Zoomed [participle, past], Zoomed [past]
Etymology: From Zoom, a videoconferencing software by Zoom Video Communications; renamed as such (from Saasbee) in May 2012 by Jim Scheinman after the American children's book Zoom City (1998) by Thacher Hurd for ostensibly encapsulating creativity, happiness and exploration. Scheinman had "been saving the name Zoom for a long time." Head templates: {{en-verb}} Zoom (third-person singular simple present Zooms, present participle Zooming, simple past and past participle Zoomed)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To communicate with someone using the Zoom videoconferencing software. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-Zoom-en-verb-DgvWHZRl
  2. (by extension) Alternative form of zoom (“to participate in a video teleconferencing call”). Tags: alt-of, alternative, broadly Alternative form of: zoom (extra: to participate in a video teleconferencing call)
    Sense id: en-Zoom-en-verb-eMhHCJt4 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English links with redundant alt parameters

Noun [German]

Audio: De-Zoom.ogg Forms: Zooms [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Zoom [nominative, singular], Zooms [genitive, singular], Zoom [dative, singular], Zoom [accusative, singular]
Etymology: Borrowed from English zoom. Etymology templates: {{bor+|de|en|zoom}} Borrowed from English zoom Head templates: {{de-noun|m.sg}} Zoom m (strong, genitive Zooms, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m.sg}}
  1. (photography, film) zoom, augmentation of a view as with a camera lens Tags: masculine, no-plural, strong Categories (topical): Film, Photography

Inflected forms

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