show (ʃəʊ
)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: shows, showing, showed, shown, showed
- to make, be, or become visible or noticeable ⇒
to show one's dislike
- (tr) to present to view; exhibit ⇒
he showed me a picture
- (tr) to indicate or explain; prove ⇒
to show that the earth moves round the sun
- (tr) to exhibit or present (oneself or itself) in a specific character ⇒
to show oneself to be trustworthy
- (tr; foll by how and an infinitive) to instruct by demonstration ⇒
show me how to swim
- (tr) to indicate or register ⇒
a barometer shows changes in the weather
- (tr) to grant or bestow ⇒
to show favour to someone
- (intr) to appear ⇒
to show to advantage
- to exhibit, display, or offer (goods, etc) for sale ⇒
three artists were showing at the gallery
- (tr) to allege, as in a legal document ⇒
to show cause
- to present (a play, film, etc) or (of a play, etc) to be presented, as at a theatre or cinema
- (tr) to guide or escort ⇒
please show me to my room
- See show in
- See show out
- (intr) to win a place in a horse race, etc
- to give a performance of riding and handling (a horse) to display its best points
- (intr) informal to put in an appearance; arrive
noun
- a display or exhibition
- a public spectacle
- an ostentatious or pretentious display
- a theatrical or other entertainment
- a trace or indication
- obstetrics a discharge of blood at the onset of labour
- US Australian New Zealand informal a chance; opportunity (esp in the phrases give someone a show, he's got no show of winning, etc)
- a sporting event consisting of contests in which riders perform different exercises to show their skill and their horses' ability and breeding
- slang mainly British a thing or affair (esp in the phrases good show, bad show, etc)
- Australian New Zealand mining a slight indication of the presence of gold
- a display of farm animals, with associated competitions
- See for show
- See run the show
- See steal the show
- See stop the show
Word Origin
Old English scēawian; related to Old High German scouwōn to look, Old Norse örskār careful, Greek thuoskoos seerSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
indicate,
demonstrate,
prove,
reveal,
display,
evidence,
point out,
manifest,
testify to
evince,
flag up,
=
display,
exhibit,
put on display
present,
disclose,
unveil,
put on show expose to view put before the public
= be visible be seen be obvious be in view be revealed
=
express,
display,
reveal,
indicate,
register,
demonstrate,
disclose,
convey,
manifest,
divulge,
make plain make known
evince,
=
turn up,
come,
appear,
arrive,
attend,
show up,
get here
materialize,
put in or make an appearance
=
entertainment,
performance,
play,
production,
drama,
musical,
presentation,
theatrical performance
Translations
- British English:
show
A show of a feeling is an attempt by someone to make it clear that they have that feeling.Workers gathered in the city centre in a show of support for the government.ʃəʊ NOUN Workers gathered in the city centre in a show of support for the government.
- Spanish:
espectáculo
nm
- French:
spectacle
nm
- German:
Vorstellung
nf
- Chinese: 表示 n
- Arabic: مَعْرِض n
- Portuguese: espectáculo nm
- Russian: показ nm
- Croatian: show nm
- Czech: představení nnt
- Danish: forestilling nutr
- Dutch: show nm
- Finnish: näytös n
- Greek: σόου nnt
- Italian: spettacolo nm
- Japanese: ショー n
- Korean: 쇼 n
- Norwegian: forestilling nm
- Polish: widowisko nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: demonstração nf
- European Spanish:
espectáculo
nm
- Swedish: show nutr
- Thai: การแสดง n
- Turkish: gösteri n
- Vietnamese: buổi biểu diễn n
- British English:
show
If information or a fact shows that a situation exists, it proves it.Research shows that women do upwards of 70% of housework.ʃəʊ VERB Research shows that women do upwards of 70% of housework.
- Spanish:
mostrar
v
- French:
montrer
vt
- German:
zeigen
v
- Chinese: 展示 v
- Arabic: يَعْرِض v
- Portuguese: mostrar v
- Russian: показывать v
- Croatian: pokazati v
- Czech: ukázat v ukazovat
- Danish: vise v
- Dutch: tonen v
- Finnish: näyttää v
- Greek: δείχνω v
- Italian: mostrare v
- Japanese: 見せる v
- Korean: 보여주다 v
- Norwegian: (frem)vise v
- Polish: pokazać v pokazywać
- Brazilian Portuguese: mostrar v
- European Spanish:
mostrar
v
- Swedish: visa v
- Thai: แสดง v
- Turkish: göstermek v
- Vietnamese: cho thấy v
- British English:
show
If you show someone something, you let them see it.She showed me her ring.ʃəʊ VERB She showed me her ring.
- French:
montrer
vt
- Arabic: يَعْرُضُ v
- Brazilian Portuguese: mostrar vt
- British English:
show
If you show someone how to do something, you teach them how to do it.She showed us how to make pasta.ʃəʊ VERB She showed us how to make pasta.
- French: montrer à vi
- Arabic: يَعْرُضُ v
- Brazilian Portuguese: ensinar vt
Usage examples
The knights below were as much an intimidating show of force as a serious vanguard of any incursion over the border.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)The latter's distinctive song is easy to imitate, but although my whistle wasanswered, the bird refused to show itself.
Country Life (2004)All the Dublin constituencies voted No, and the north- and inner city show signs of convergence with the south.
Irish Times (2002)Surely it was a relatively minor case, with no need for a show trial, or even any trial.
Glasgow Herald (2001)In 1936, the British Orthopaedic Association invited Barker to show his skills at St Thomas's Hospital.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)