ZERO
z
ZERO
zeroed, zeroed, zeroing
1
I
zero in on ~
»:
to quickly direct all your attention towards
something: He immediately zeroed in on the
weakest part of her argument.
I
The press
is
always quick to zero in on any sign of a sex
scandal involving politicians.
*
SIMILARTO:
home in on, focus onlupon
2
Izeroinonl~ ~
to move quickly and directly towards some-
thing in order to attack it - used about planes
and missiles: missiles capable of zeroing in on
a target with a high degree of accuracy
*
SIMIlAR TO:
home in on, pinpoint
ZIP
zipped, zipped, zipping
zip up
1
IZipupl~ ~
.Y
to fasten a piece of clothing or a bag using a
zip (=two lines of small pieces of metal that
slide together to fasten a piece of clothing or
a bag) Can you zip up my dress for me?
I
This
bag
s
useless - every time I try to zip it up, the
zip gets stuck.
*
SIMILARTO:
do up
e
OPPOSITE:
unzip "-
2
Izip upl /
if a piece of clothing or a bag zips up, it can
be fastened together using a zip (=two lines
of small pieces of metal that slide together to
fasten a piece of clothing or a bag) The jacket
zips up at the front.
I
I'm getting too fat for
these jeans - they won't zip up anymore.
zip-up
AD) [ALWAYSBEFORENOUN]
a zip-up piece of clothing or bag fastens
together using a zip: a zip-up leather jacket
ZONE
zoned, zoned, zoning
zone out
Izone outl
AmE informal
to stop thinking about anything
604
and not pay attention to anything: Larry
s
medication makes him zone out.
+
on When Tom gets home from work hejust
zones out in front of the TV
zoned out
AD)
AmE informal
unable to think clearly about
anything, especially because of the effects
of drugs: Her daughter
s
zoned out on pills
all the time.
ZONK
zonked, zonked, zonking
-
Izonkoutl
X
informal. especially AmE
to go to sleep quickly
and completely because you are very tired:
I
was
so
exhausted that I just wanted to zonk
out on the sofa.
*
SIMIlAR TO:
conk out
informal,
crash out
informal
zonked out
AmE informal
completely asleep: The little boy lay zonked
out on the back seat.
ZOOM
zoomed, zoomed, zooming
'Zoom in .
Izoom inl
if a camera zooms in, it makes the person or
thing that you are taking a picture of seem
bigger and closer: The camera zoomed infor a
close-up of his face.
+ on You can stop the video and zoom in on
anything on the screen.
• OPPOSITE:
zoom out
1zoom off 1
informal
to leave somewhere quickly and sud-
denly: Mark jumped in his car and zoomed off
without even saying goodbye.
I
The band are
in London for a few days before zooming off
on a three month world tour.
* SIMIlAR TO:
rush off, shoot off
informal.
especially BrE
Izoom outl
if a camera zooms out, it makes the person of
thing you are taking a picture of seem smaller
and further away: The camera zoomed out to
show the whole of the city.
• orrosrrt: zoom in
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IRREGULAR VERBS
verb
abide
arise
awake
be
bear
beat
become
befall
beget
begin
behold
bend
bereave
beseech
beset
bestride
bet
betake
bethink
bid
bind
bite
bleed
bless
blow
break
breed
bring
broadcast
browbeat
build
burn
burst
bust
buy
cast
catch
chide
choose
cleave
cling
come
cost
creep
cut
deal
dig
dive
do
draw
dream
drink
drive
dwell
eat
fall
feed
feel
fight
find
flee
fling
fly
forbear
forbid
forecast
foresee
past tense
abided, abode
arose
awoke, awakened
was/were
bore
beat
became
befell
begot
(also
begat
biblica0
began
beheld
bent
bereft, bereaved
besought, beseeched
beset
bestrode
bet, betted
betook
bethought
bade, bid
bound
bit
bled
blessed, blest
blew
broke
bred
brought
broadcast
browbeat
built
burned, burnt
burst
(BrE)
bust,
(esp. AmE)
busted
bought
cast
caught
chided, ch id
chose
cleaved, cleft, clove
clung
came
cost
crept
cut
dealt
dug
dived,
(AmE)
dove
did
drew
dreamed, dreamt
drank
drove
dwelt, dwelled
ate
fell
fed
felt
fought
found
fled
flung
flew
forbore
forbade, forbad
forecast
foresaw
past participle
abided
arisen
awoken
been
borne
beaten
become
befallen
begotten
begun
beheld
bent
bereft, bereaved
besought, beseeched
beset
bestridden
bet, betted
betaken
bethought
bid, bidden
bound
bitten
bled
blessed, blest
blown
broken
bred
brought
broadcast
browbeaten
built
burned, burnt
burst
(BrE)
bust,
(esp. AmE)
busted
bought
cast
caught
chid, chidden
chosen
cleaved, cleft, cloven
clung
come
cost
crept
cut
dealt
dug
dived
done
drawn
dreamed, dreamt
drunk
driven
dwelt, dwelled
eaten
fallen
fed
felt
fought
found
fled
flung
flown
forborne
forbidden
forecast
foreseen
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verb
foretell
forget
forgive
forgo
forsake
forswear
freeze
gainsay
get
gird
give
go
grind
grow
hamstring
hang
have
hear
heave
hew
hide
hit
hold
hurt
input
inset
interbreed
interweave
keep
kneel
knit
know
lay
lead
lean
leap
learn
leave
lend
let
lie
light
lose
make
mean
meet
miscast
mishear
mislay
mislead
misread
misspell
misspend
mistake
misunderstand
mow
outbid
outdo
outgrow
outride
outrun
outsell
outshine
overbear
overcast
overcome
overdo
overdraw
overeat
overhang
overhear
past tense
foretold
forgot
forgave
forwent
forsook
forswore
froze
gainsaid
got
girded, girt
gave
went
ground
grew
hamstrung
hung, hanged
had
heard
heaved, hove
hewed
hid
hit
held
hurt
inputted, input
inset, insetted
interbred
interwove
kept
knelt,
(esp. AmE)
kneeled
knitted, knit
knew
laid
led
leaned (a/sa leant
esp. Br£)
leapt,
(esp. Am£)
leaped
learned, learnt
left
lent
let
lay
lit, lighted
lost
made
meant
met
miscast
misheard
mislaid
misled
misread
misspelt, misspelled
misspent
mistook
misunderstood
mowed
outbid
outdid
outgrew
outrode
outran
outsold
outshone
overbore
overcast
overcame
overdid
overdrew
overate
overhung
overheard
past participle
foretold
forgotten
forgiven
forgone
forsaken
forsworn
frozen
gainsaid
got
(a/sa
gotten
AmE)
girded, girt
given
gone
ground
grown
hamstrung
hung, hanged
had
heard
heaved, hove
hewn, hewed
hidden, hid
hit
held
hurt
inputted, input
inset, insetted
interbred
interwoven
kept
knelt, (esp.
AmE)
kneeled
knitted, knit
known
laid
led
leaned
(a/so
leant
esp. Br£)
leapt,
(esp. Am£)
leaped
learned, learnt
left
ient
let
lain
lit, lighted
lost
made
meant
met
miscast
misheard
mislaid
misled
misread
misspelt, misspelled
misspent
mistaken
misunderstood
mown,mowed
outbid
outdone
outgrown
outridden
outrun
outsold
outshone
overborne
overcast
overcome
overdone
overdrawn
overeaten
overhung
overheard
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smite
past tense
overlaid
overloaded
overpaid
overrode
overran
oversaw
oversold
overshot
overslept
overtook
overthrew
partook
paid
pleaded,
(esp. AmE)
pled
pre-set
proofread
proved
put
read
rebound
rebuilt
recast
redid
relaid
remade
rent
repaid
reran
resold
reset
resat
retold
rethought
rewound
rewrote
rid, ridded
rode
rang
rose
ran
sawed
said
saw
sought
sold
sent
set
sewed
shook
shaved
sheared
shed
shone, shined
shitted, shat
shod
shot
showed
shrank, shrunk
shut
sang
sank, sunk
sat
slew
slept
slid
slung
slunk
slit
(esp. BrE)
smelt,
(esp. AmE)
smelled
smote
past participle
overlaid
overloaded
overpaid
overridden
overrun
overseen
oversold
overshot
overslept
overtaken
overthrown
partaken
paid
pleaded,
(esp. AmE)
pled
pre-set
proofread
proved
(also
proven
Am£)
put
read
rebound
rebuilt
recast
redone
relaid
remade
rent
repaid
rerun
resold
reset
resat
retold
rethought
rewound
rewritten
rid, ridded
ridden
rung
risen
run
sawn, sawed
said
seen
sought
sold
sent
set
sewn, sewed
shaken
shaved
shorn, sheared
shed
shone, shined
shitted, shat
shod
shot
shown, showed
shrunk
shut
sung
sunk
sat
slain
slept
slid
slung
slunk
slit
(esp. BrE)
smelt,
(esp. AmE)
smelled
smitten
verb
overlay
overload
overpay
override
overrun
oversee
oversell
overshoot
oversleep
overtake
overthrow
partake
pay
plead
pre-set
proofread
prove
put
read
rebind
rebuild
recast
redo
relay
remake
rend
repay
rerun
resell
reset
resit
retell
rethink
rewind
rewrite
rid
ride
ring
rise
run
saw
say
see
seek
sell
send
set
sew
shake
shave
shear
shed
shine
shit
shoe
shoot
show
shrink
shut
sing
sink
sit
slay
sleep
slide
sling
slink
slit
smell
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verb
past tense
past participle
sneak sneaked
(a/sa
snuck
AmE)
sneaked
(a/sa
snuck
AmE)
sow
sowed sown, sowed
speak
spoke spoken
speed
sped, speeded sped, speeded
spell
(esp. BrE)
spelt,
(esp. BrE)
spelt,
(esp. AmE)
spelled
(esp. Am£)
spelled
spill
(esp. Br£)
spilt,
(esp. BrE)
spilt,
(esp. Am£)
spilled
(esp.AmE)
spilled
spin
spun, span
spun
spit
spat
(alsa
spit
AmE)
spat
(also
spit
AmE)
split
split
split
spoil spoiled, spoilt spoiled, spoilt
spoon-feed spoon-fed spoon-fed
spotlight spotlighted, spotlit spotlighted, spotlit
spread
spread spread
spring sprang
(also
sprung
AmE)
sprung
stand
stood stood
steal
stole stolen
stick
stuck
stuck
sting stung stung
stink stank, stunk stunk
strew
strewed
strewn, strewed
stride strode stridden
strike struck struck
string
strung strung
strive strove, strived
striven, strived
swear
swore
sworn
sweep swept
swept
swell swelled
swollen, swelled
swim
swam
swum
swing
swung swung
take
took taken
teach taught
taught
tear
tore torn
tell told
told
think thought
thought
thrive thrived, throve
thrived
throw threw
thrown
thrust thrust
thrust
tread
trod trodden, trod
unbend unbent
unbent
unbind
unbound
unbound
undergo underwent
undergone
underlie
underlay
underlaid
undersell
undersold
undersold
understand
understood
understood
undertake
undertook undertaken
underwrite
underwrote
underwritten
undo
undid
undone
unwind
unwound
unwound
uphold
upheld
upheld
upset
upset
upset
wake
woke, waked
woken, waked
waylay
waylaid
waylaid
wear
wore
worn
weave
wove
woven
wed
wedded, wed
wedded, wed
weep
wept
wept
wet wetted, wet
wetted, wet
win
won
won
wind
wound wound
withdraw
withdrew
withdrawn
withhold
withheld
withheld
withstand
withstood
withstood
wreak wreaked, wrought
wreaked, wrought
wring
wrung
wrung
write
wrote
written
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