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 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. 605 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 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. 606 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 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. 607 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 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. 608 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 Please purchase PDF Split-Merge on www.verypdf.com to remove this watermark. . a sex scandal involving politicians. * SIMILARTO: home in on, focus onlupon 2 Izeroinonl~ ~ to move quickly and directly towards some- thing in order 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