Zoom, v.²

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http://www.oed.com/dictionary/zoom_v2%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_use
First published 2020

# Zoomverb2

## Factsheet

### What does the verb Zoom mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb Zoom. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

### How is the verb Zoom pronounced?

#### British English

/zuːm/
zoom

#### U.S. English

/zum/
zoom

### Where does the verb Zoom come from?

Earliest known use

2010s

The earliest known use of the verb Zoom is in the 2010s.

OED's earliest evidence for Zoom is from 2014.

From a proper name.

Etymons: proper name Zoom.

### Nearby entries

1. zoological garden, n. 1827–
2. zoologically, adv. 1799–
3. zoologico-, comb. form
4. zoologico-archaeologist, n. 1864
5. zoologist, n. 1663–
6. zoologize, v. 1830–
7. zoologizing, n. 1815–
8. zoology, n. 1663–
9. zoom, n. 1917–
10. zoom, v.¹ 1886–
11. Zoom, v.²2014–
12. zoom, int. 1856–
13. zoomable, adj. 1972–
14. zoomagnetism, n. 1824–
15. zooman, n. 1871–
16. zoomancy, n. 1888–
17. zoomania, n. 1807–
18. zoomantist, n. 1861
19. Zoomar, n. 1946–
20. zoomechanical, adj. 1897
21. zoomechanics, n. 1888–1903

## Etymology

### Summary

From a proper name.
Etymon: proper name Zoom.
< Zoom, a proprietary name for a video-chat application.

## Meaning & use

1. 2014–
   intransitive and transitive. To communicate with (a person or group of people) over the internet, typically by video-chatting, using the Zoom application.
   1. 2014

      > RRHS Marine Honors Students ‘zooming’ with a research vessel in the South China Sea!

      @MariaSwanson5 13 February in twitter.com (accessed 11 June 2020)
   2. 2019

      > I am zooming my friend.

      @taramcallister4 19 December in twitter.com (accessed 11 June 2020)
   3. 2020

      > By now, most of us have probably Zoomed, especially since the Coronavirus pandemic has forced most of us to stay and work from home over the last few months.

      Newstex Blogs (Nexis) 13 April
   computing

## Pronunciation

### British English

/zuːm/
zoom

### U.S. English

/zum/
zoom

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- ɬrhingyll
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛtl/ but /ˈpɛtl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- iːfleece
- ihappy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- atrap, bath
- ɑːstart, palm, bath
- ɒlot
- ɔːthought, force
- ʌstrut
- ʊfoot
- uːgoose
- əletter
- əːnurse
- ɪənear
- ɛːsquare
- ʊəcure
- eɪface
- ʌɪpride
- aʊmouth
- əʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ãgratin
- ɒ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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##### Consonants

- ppea
- ttea
- kkey
- bbuy
- ddye*
- ɡguy
- tʃchore
- dʒjay
- ffore
- θthaw
- ssore
- ʃshore
- vvee
- ðthee
- zzee
- ʒbeige
- xloch
- hhay
- llay
- rray
- wway
- jyore
- mmay
- nnay
- ŋsing

* /d/ also represents a 'tapped' /t/ as in

Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic marker diacritic is used, hence /ˈpɛd(ə)l/ but /ˈpɛdl̩i/.

##### Vowels

- ifleece, happy
- ɪkit
- ɛdress
- ætrap, bath
- ɑlot, palm, cloth, thought
- ɑrstart
- ɔcloth, thought
- ɔrnorth, force
- ʊfoot
- ugoose
- əstrut, comma
- ərnurse, letter
- ɪ(ə)rnear
- ɛ(ə)rsquare
- ʊ(ə)rcure
- eɪface
- aɪpride
- aʊmouth
- oʊgoat
- ɔɪvoice
- ɑ̃gratin
- æ̃salon
- ᵻ(/ɪ/-/ə/)
- ᵿ(/ʊ/-/ə/)

##### Other symbols

- The symbol ˈ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with primary stress.
- The symbol ˌ at the beginning of a syllable indicates that that syllable is pronounced with secondary stress.
- Round brackets ( ) in a transcription indicate that the symbol within the brackets is optional.

View the pronunciation model here.

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Simple text respell breaks words into syllables, separated by a hyphen. The syllable which carries the primary stress is written in capital letters. This key covers both British and U.S. English Simple Text Respell.

##### Consonants

b, d, f, h, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, v, w and z have their standard English values

- gguy
- jjay
- yyore
- chchore
- khloch
- shshore
- ththaw
- dhthee
- zhbeige

##### Vowels

- atrap
- ahpalm
- airsquare
- arstart
- arrcarry (British only)
- awthought
- ayface
- a(ng)gratin
- edress
- eefleece
- eerdeer
- errmerry
- ikit
- ighpride
- irrmirror
- olot (British only)
- ohgoat
- oogoose
- oorcure
- orforce
- orrsorry (British only)
- owmouth
- oyvoice
- o(ng)salon
- ustrut
- uhletter
- urnurse
- urrhurry
- uufoot

## Forms

### Variant forms

Also with lower-case initial.

Zoom, v.² was first published in July 2020.

Zoom, v.² was last modified in July 2023.