show up

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shoh uhp]
- /ʃoʊ ʌp/
- /ʃəʊ ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shoh uhp]
- /ʃoʊ ʌp/

Definitions of show up words

verb with object show up to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display. 1
verb with object show up to present or perform as a public entertainment or spectacle: to show a movie. 1
verb with object show up to indicate; point out: to show the way. 1
verb with object show up to guide, escort, or usher: He showed me to my room. Show her in. 1
verb with object show up to explain or make clear; make known: He showed what he meant. 1
verb with object show up to make known to; inform, instruct, or prove to: I'll show you what I mean. 1

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Origin of show up

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 up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Show up

show up 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".

show up usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for show up

verb show up

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.
appear — If you say that something appears to be the way you describe it, you are reporting what you believe or what you have been told, though you cannot be sure it is true.
arrive — When a person or vehicle arrives at a place, they come to it at the end of a journey.
attend — If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.

adj show up

in view — an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection.
present — being, existing, or occurring at this time or now; current: increasing respect for the present ruler of the small country.

All 83 Synonyms of show up