show
/ʃoʊ/ verb A1- To display, convey or exhibit; to have something available for others to see; to direct attention to something. · The king showed great wisdom in his decisions.· The actor showed Macbeth's confidence in this scene.
- To indicate; to convey facts that lead to a conclusion. · The record shows that you have been late twelve times this year.· Our schedule is showing appointments all day.
- To guide or escort; to show the way. · Could you please show him on his way. He has overstayed his welcome.· Who can show me to the office? I'll show you in.
- To bestow; to confer. · to show mercy; to show favour· (dialectal) show me the salt please
- To put on a movie, TV show, etc; to be presented in this way. · The cinema on Ninth Avenue is showing a couple family movies.· They showed episodes of some awful TV show on our flight.
- To display artwork in a gallery or museum. · John is showing his work tonight.· The Smithsonian shows most of that artist's work.
- To display on offer. · The store on Eighth Street is showing the new spring collection in the window.
- To give hints to the apparent or purported nature of one's hand of cards. · There's a bunch of ways to show a bad hand.
Plural show · He/she/it shows · Past showed · Past participle shown · -ing form showing
Verb forms
- Base form
- show
- He/she/it
- shows
- Past
- showed
- Past participle
- shown
- -ing form
- showing
An irregular verb: learn its past and past participle by heart.
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- show around To accustom (someone) to a physical place, especially a b...
- show down To place a card face-up in front of oneself.
- show in To lead or direct someone to an enclosed space, usually a...
- show off To exhibit the best attributes of something.
- show out To escort someone out of an event or place.
- show up To appear, arrive, or attend, especially suddenly or erra...
From the library
Therefore, as you must remain in the Palace for several days, I will have you shown to rooms where you may rest in comfort after your journey.”
She had lovely green hair and green eyes, and she bowed low before Dorothy as she said, “Follow me and I will show you your room.”
Then the Guardian of the Gates put on his own glasses and told them he was ready to show them to the Palace.
It was, indeed, a great yellow Wildcat, and the Woodman thought it must be chasing something, for its ears were lying close to its head and its mouth was wide open, showing two rows of ugly teeth, while its red eyes glowed like balls of fire.
Other matches
- show Synonym of shive A2
- show A play, dance, or other entertainment. C2
- show around To accustom
- show down To place a card face-up in front of oneself.
- show in To lead or direct someone to an enclosed space,...
- show off To exhibit the best attributes of something.
- show out To escort someone out of an event or place.
- show up To appear, arrive, or attend, especially sudden...
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