showable

show

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shoh]
- /ʃoʊ/
- /ˈʃəʊəbl /

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

Definitions of showable word

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

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Origin of showable

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 Showable

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Showable

showable 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".

showable usage trend in Literature

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