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verb- 1.
(transitive)To display, to have somebody see (something).
The car's dull finish showed years of neglect.
All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper.
I do some sculpturing, but I don't like to show anybody.
- 2.
(transitive)To bestow; to confer.
to show mercy; to show favour
(dialectal) show me the salt please
- 3.
(transitive)To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns A report this year in the Journal of Geophysical Research showed that the glacier has lost 60 percent of its mass.
- 4.
(transitive)To guide or escort.
Could you please show him on his way. He has overstayed his welcome.
Who can show me to office? -I'll show in.
- 5.
(intransitive)To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
Your bald patch is starting to show.
At length, his gloom showed.
- 6.
(archaic, copulative, intransitive)To appear, look (a certain way)
- 7.
(informal, intransitive)To put in an appearance; show up.
We waited for an hour, but they never showed.
- 8.
(informal, intransitive)To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
- 9.
(intransitive)(intransitive, motor racing) To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.
In the third race: Aces Up won, paying eight dollars; Blarney Stone placed, paying three dollars; and Cinnamon showed, paying five dollars.
- 10.
(intransitive)(intransitive, card games) To reveal one's hand of cards.
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(obsolete)To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
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noun- 1.
(countable)A play, dance, or other entertainment.
There were a thousand people at the show.
- 2.
(countable)An exhibition of items.
art show; dog show
- 3.
(countable)A broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program.
radio show; television show
They performed in the show.
I spotted my neighbour on the morning TV show.
Every day I do my morning show.
- 4.
(countable)A movie.
Let's catch a show.
- 5.
(Australia, New Zealand, countable)An agricultural exhibition.
I'm taking the kids to the show on Tuesday.
- 6.
(countable, uncountable)A project or presentation.
Let's get on with the show.
Let's get this show on the road.
They went on an international road show to sell the shares to investors.
It was Apple's usual dog and pony show.
- 7.
(countable)A demonstration.
show of force
- 8.
(uncountable)Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases "all show" and "for show".)
The dog sounds ferocious but it's all show.
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(countable, uncountable)Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance.
- 10.
(countable, uncountable, with definite article)(baseball, with "the") The major leagues.
He played AA ball for years, but never made it to the show.
- 11.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)(mining, obsolete) A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp.
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(archaic, countable, uncountable)Pretence.
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ine-pro From Middle English schewen, from Old English scēawian (to look, look at, exhibit, display), from *skauwōn, from Proto-Germanic *skawwōną (to look, see), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (to heed, look, feel, take note of); see haw, gaum, caveat, caution.