The difference between Hasten and Zoom

When used as verbs, hasten means to move or act in a quick fashion, whereas zoom means to move fast with a humming noise.


Zoom is also noun with the meaning: a humming noise from something moving very fast.

check bellow for the other definitions of Hasten and Zoom

  1. Hasten as a verb (intransitive):

    To move or act in a quick fashion.

  2. Hasten as a verb (transitive):

    To make someone speed up or make something happen quicker.

  3. Hasten as a verb (transitive):

    To cause some scheduled event to happen earlier.

  1. Zoom as a noun:

    a humming noise from something moving very fast

  2. Zoom as a noun:

    a quick ascent

  3. Zoom as a noun:

    a big increase

  4. Zoom as a noun:

    an augmentation of a view by varying the focal length of a lens by its digital representation

  1. Zoom as a verb:

    to move fast with a humming noise

  2. Zoom as a verb:

    to fly an airplane straight up

  3. Zoom as a verb:

    to move rapidly

  4. Zoom as a verb:

    to go up sharply

    Examples:

    "prices zoomed"

  5. Zoom as a verb:

    to change the focal length of a zoom lens

  6. Zoom as a verb:

    (used with in or out) to manipulate a display so as to magnify or shrink it

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