Zoom out meaning
Zoom out is a phrasal verb that means to informally adjust a camera so that the photographed subject appears smaller or more distant.
- Past simple
- zoomed out
- Past participle
- zoomed out
- -ing form
- zooming out
What zoom out means
make photographed subject appear farther awayB1informal
To informally adjust a camera so that the photographed subject appears smaller or more distant
The camera zoomed out to reveal the surrounding mountains.
Similar phrasal verbs
With zoom: zoom in, zoom in on.
With out: go out, find out, sort out, run out, take out, get out, hand out, check out, look out, ask out.
Common questions
What does zoom out mean?
To informally adjust a camera so that the photographed subject appears smaller or more distant.
What is the past tense of zoom out?
Zoomed out, which is also its past participle.
Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.
