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- [shoh]
- /ʃoʊ/
- /ʃəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shoh]
- /ʃoʊ/
Definitions of show word
- verb with object show to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display. 1
- verb with object show to present or perform as a public entertainment or spectacle: to show a movie. 1
- verb with object show to indicate; point out: to show the way. 1
- verb with object show to guide, escort, or usher: He showed me to my room. Show her in. 1
- verb with object show to explain or make clear; make known: He showed what he meant. 1
- verb with object show to make known to; inform, instruct, or prove to: I'll show you what I mean. 1
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Origin of show
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (v.) Middle English showen, s(c)hewen to look at, show, Old English scēawian to look at; cognate with Dutch schowen, German schauen; (noun) Middle English s(c)hew(e), derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Show
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
show popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for show
verb show
- accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- act out — If you act out an event which has happened, you copy the actions which took place and make them into a play.
- actioned — Simple past tense and past participle of action.
- add up — If facts or events do not add up, they make you confused about a situation because they do not seem to be consistent. If something that someone has said or done adds up, it is reasonable and sensible.
noun show
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- affectation — If you say that someone's attitude or behaviour is an affectation, you disapprove of the fact that it is not genuine or natural, but is intended to impress other people.
- air time — The airtime that something gets is the amount of time taken up with broadcasts about it.
- airs — affected manners intended to impress others (esp in the phrases give oneself airs, put on airs)
- arrayal — the act or process of arraying
adj show
adjective show
- operatic — of or relating to opera: operatic music.
Antonyms for show
verb show
- antiqued — An antiqued object is modern but has been made to look like an antique.
- antiquing — of or belonging to the past; not modern.
- becloud — to cover or obscure with a cloud
- befog — to surround with fog
- beg the question — If you say that something begs a particular question, you mean that it makes people want to ask that question; some people consider that this use is incorrect.
noun show
- hiding — the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.
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