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From Middle English schewen, schawen, scheawen, from Old English scēawian (“to look, look at, observe, gaze, behold, see, look on with favor, look favorably on, regard, have respect for, look at with care, consider, inspect, examine, scrutinize, reconnoiter, look out, look for, seek for, select, choose, provide, show (favor, respect, etc.), exhibit, display, grant, decree”), from Proto-Germanic *skauwōnan, *skawwōnan (“to look, see”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱou-, *(s)ḱeu- (“to heed, look, feel, take note of”); see haw, caveo, caution. Cognate with Scots shaw (“to show”), Eastern Frisian scoe (“to look, behold”), Dutch schouwen (“to inspect, view”), German schauen (“to see, behold”), Danish skue (“to behold”), Icelandic skygna (“to spy, behold, see”). Related to sheen.

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show (third-person singular simple present shows, present participle showing, simple past showed, (dialect or archaic) shew, past participle shown or showed, (dialect or archaic) shewed)

  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.
  2. (transitive) To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
  3. (transitive) To guide or escort.
    Could you please show him on his way. He has overstayed his welcome.
  4. (intransitive) To be visible, to be seen.
    Your bald patch is starting to show.
  5. (intransitive, informal) To put in an appearance.
    We waited for an hour, but they never showed.
  6. (intransitive, informal) To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
  7. (intransitive, 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.

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Terms derived from show (verb)

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display
indicate (a fact) to be true
have a big belly, as pregnant
be visible
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show (plural shows)

  1. (countable) A play, dance, or other entertainment.
  2. (countable) An exhibition of items.
    art show
    dog show
  3. (countable) A demonstration.
    show of force
  4. (countable) A broadcast program/programme.
    radio show
    television show
  5. (countable) A movie.
    Let's catch a show.
  6. (uncountable) Mere display with no substance
    The dog sounds ferocious but it's all show.
  7. A project or presentation.
    Let's get on with the show.
    Let's get this show on the road.
    The went on an international road show to sell the shares to investors.
    It was Apple's usual dog and pony show
  8. (baseball, with “the”) The major leagues.
    He played AA ball for years, but never made it to the show.

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entertainment
exhibition
demonstration
broadcast program(me)
mere display
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[edit] Norwegian Bokmål

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Borrowing from English show

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show n.

  1. show (play, concert, entertainment)

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    Inflection of show
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
Bokmål n show showet show showa/showene

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Borrowing from English show

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show n.

  1. show (play, concert, entertainment)

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    Inflection of show
indefinite singular definite singular indefinite plural definite plural
Nynorsk n show showet show showa [showi]

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From English.

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show m. (plural shows)

  1. show

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From English.

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show c.

  1. show; a play, dance, or other entertainment.

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Declension of show
singular plural
Common indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative show showen shower showerna
genitive shows showens showers showernas
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