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Definition of zero verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

zero

verb
 
/ˈzɪərəʊ/
 
/ˈzɪrəʊ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they zero
 
/ˈzɪərəʊ/
 
/ˈzɪrəʊ/
he / she / it zeroes
 
/ˈzɪərəʊz/
 
/ˈzɪrəʊz/
past simple zeroed
 
/ˈzɪərəʊd/
 
/ˈzɪrəʊd/
past participle zeroed
 
/ˈzɪərəʊd/
 
/ˈzɪrəʊd/
-ing form zeroing
 
/ˈzɪərəʊɪŋ/
 
/ˈzɪrəʊɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. zero something to turn an instrument, control, etc. to zero
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French zéro or Italian zero, via Old Spanish from Arabic ṣifr ‘cipher’.
See zero in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee zero in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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