{"id":4002,"date":"2022-06-02T04:55:02","date_gmt":"2022-06-02T04:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><br>Phrasal verbs start with 'Z' (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-starting-with-z\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Phrasal Verbs With Z<\/a>). A Phrasal verb like Zero in on, Zero out, Zip around, Zip by, Zip it, Zip"},"modified":"2022-06-02T04:55:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-02T04:55:45","slug":"phrasal-verbs-starting-with-z","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-starting-with-z\/","title":{"rendered":"Phrasal Verbs Starting With Z"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"words-head\" id=\"words-2777508260\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3340569236\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><br>Phrasal verbs start with &#8216;Z&#8217; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-starting-with-z\/\" class=\"rank-math-link\">Phrasal Verbs With Z<\/a>). A Phrasal verb like Zero in on, Zero out, Zip around, Zip by, Zip it, Zip up, and more.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Phrasal Verbs Starting With Z<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Zero in on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Direct or focus attention on<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>They can zero in on this big wall map and pick any phone they want, and record the conversation.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Zero out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Cut off funding for a project<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The entry was zeroed out of the database.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Zip around<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Move quickly<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>Some of these fellas are several screens high, yet they zip around at lightning speed!<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Zip by<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Pass quickly<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>You know what it&#8217;s like. Sit chatting with a friend, and the hours can zip by.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Zip it<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Keep quiet, say nothing<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>This bag&#8217;s too full, I can&#8217;t zip it shut.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Zip up<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Keep quiet<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>These trousers must have shrunk &#8211; I can&#8217;t do the zip up.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Zone in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Pay attention after not doing so<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The raid devastated Hitler&#8217;s strategically vital industrial zone in the Ruhr by breaching the Eder and Molne dams.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Zone in on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Pay attention after not doing so<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>I Zoned in on what they were saying when they started gossiping.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Zone out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Not pay attention<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>Two further developments are likely to put the rouble zone out of its misery before long.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Zone out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Dissociate yourself from a situation<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>She zoned out during the lecture because it was so boring.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Zonk out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Fall asleep<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>I&#8217;ve got to go home and zonk out.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Zoom in<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Focus more closely<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>At the beginning of the film, the camera zooms in to show two people sitting by the side of a river.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Zoom in on<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Focus more closely<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>The contributors here seem instead keen to zoom in on and ferment nihilistic tendencies, through bleak but listenable insights.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Zoom off<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Go somewhere quickly<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>He rushed out of the building and zoomed off in his car.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Zoom out<\/span><\/strong><br><br><strong>Meaning: <\/strong>Focus less closely<br><strong>Example: <\/strong>If you zoom out at this point, we shall get a view of the whole square.<br><br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/d3c1yyje0uguxm.cloudfront.net\/2022\/06\/Phrasal-Verbs-Starting-With-Z-wordscoach.com_.jpg\" alt=\"Phrasal Verbs Starting With Z - wordscoach.com\" class=\"wp-image-4084\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">Read More\u2026<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-starting-with-y\/\">Phrasal Verbs Starting With Y<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/phrasal-verbs-starting-with-v\/\">Phrasal Verbs Starting With V<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Phrasal verbs start with &#8216;Z&#8217; (Phrasal Verbs With Z). 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