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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English schewen, from Old English scēawian (“to look, look at, exhibit, display”), 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.
Cognate with Scots shaw (“to show”), Dutch schouwen (“to inspect, view”), German schauen (“to see, behold”), Danish skue (“to behold”). Related to sheen.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation): IPA(key): /ʃəʊ/
- (General American): enPR: shō, IPA(key): /ʃoʊ/
Audio (US) (file) Audio (UK) (file) - Rhymes: -əʊ
Verb[edit]
show (third-person singular simple present shows, present participle showing, simple past showed or (archaic) shew, past participle shown or (now rare, US) showed)
- (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.
- 1918, W. B. Maxwell, chapter 22, in The Mirror and the Lamp:
- Not unnaturally, “Auntie” took this communication in bad part. Thus outraged, she showed herself to be a bold as well as a furious virago. Next day she found her way to their lodgings and tried to recover her ward by the hair of the head.
- (transitive) To bestow; to confer.
- to show mercy; to show favour; (dialectal) show me the salt please
- (transitive) To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
- 2012 March-April, John T. Jost, “Social Justice: Is It in Our Nature (and Our Future)?”, in American Scientist, volume 100, number 2, page 162:
- He draws eclectically on studies of baboons, descriptive anthropological accounts of hunter-gatherer societies and, in a few cases, the fossil record. With this biological framework in place, Corning endeavors to show that the capitalist system as currently practiced in the United States and elsewhere is manifestly unfair.
- 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.
- (transitive) To guide or escort.
- Could you please show him on his way. He has overstayed his welcome.
- They showed us in.
- (intransitive) To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
- Your bald patch is starting to show.
- At length, his gloom showed.
- 1690, [John] Dryden, Don Sebastian, King of Portugal: […], London: […] Jo. Hindmarsh, […], OCLC 1154883115, (please specify the page number):
- Just such she shows before a rising storm.
- 1842, Alfred Tennyson, The Day-Dream[1], New York: E. P. Dutton, published 1885, page 26:
- All round a hedge upshoots, and shows
At distance like a little wood.
- 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 1, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
- 'Twas early June, the new grass was flourishing everywheres, the posies in the yard—peonies and such—in full bloom, the sun was shining, and the water of the bay was blue, with light green streaks where the shoal showed.
- (intransitive, informal) To put in an appearance; show up.
- We waited for an hour, but they never showed.
- (intransitive, informal) To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
- (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.
- (intransitive, card games) To reveal one's hand of cards.
- 2017, Nathan Schwiethale, Ace High: Mastering Low Stakes Poker Cash Games (page 70)
- He called instantly but was too ashamed to show until the river.
- 2017, Nathan Schwiethale, Ace High: Mastering Low Stakes Poker Cash Games (page 70)
- (obsolete) To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
- c. 1596–1599, William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act IV, scene i]:
- My lord of York, it better showed with you.
Usage notes[edit]
- The past participle shown was uncommon before the 19th century, but is now the preferred form in standard English. In the UK, showed is regarded as archaic or dialectal. In the US, it is considered a standard variant form, but shown is more common. Garner's Modern American Usage favors shown over showed as past participle and claims it is mandatory for passives.
- In the past, shew was used as a past-tense form and shewed as a past participle of this verb; both forms are now archaic.
Synonyms[edit]
- (display): display, indicate, point out, reveal, exhibit
- (indicate a fact to be true): demonstrate, prove
- (put in an appearance): arrive, show up
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from show (verb)
Translations[edit]
to display
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to indicate (a fact) to be true
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to guide or escort
to be visible
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show up — see show up
to have a big belly, as pregnant
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Noun[edit]
show (countable and uncountable, plural shows)
- (countable) A play, dance, or other entertainment.
- There were a thousand people at the show.
- 1913, Joseph C. Lincoln, chapter 4, in Mr. Pratt's Patients:
- Then he commenced to talk, really talk. and inside of two flaps of a herring's fin he had me mesmerized, like Eben Holt's boy at the town hall show. He talked about the ills of humanity, and the glories of health and Nature and service and land knows what all.
- (countable) An exhibition of items.
- art show; dog show
- (countable) A broadcast program/programme.
- radio show; television show
- They performed in the show.
- I spotted my neighbour on the morning TV show.
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- Every day I do my morning show.
Audio (US) (file)
- Every day I do my morning show.
- (countable) A movie.
- Let's catch a show.
- (Australia, New Zealand, countable) An agricultural show.
- I'm taking the kids to the show on Tuesday.
- 1924 October 6, The Examiner, page 2, column 6:
- E. C. McEnulty, who won the chop at the show on Thursday, cut through a foot lying block in 34 seconds
- 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.
- (countable) A demonstration.
- show of force
- (uncountable) Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases "all show" and "for show".)
- 1728, Edward Young, The Love of Fame
- I envy none their pageantry and show.
- The dog sounds ferocious but it's all show.
- 1728, Edward Young, The Love of Fame
- Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance.
- c. 1596–1598, William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358, [Act III, scene ii]:
- So may the outward shows be least themselves:
- The world is still deceived with ornament.
- (baseball, with "the") The major leagues.
- He played AA ball for years, but never made it to the show.
- (mining, obsolete) A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp[1].
- (archaic) Pretence.
- (archaic) Sign, token, or indication.
- (obsolete) Semblance; likeness; appearance.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], OCLC 964384981, Luke 20:46-47:
- Beware of the scribes, […] which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers.
- 1667, John Milton, “Book 9”, in Paradise Lost. A Poem Written in Ten Books, London: […] [Samuel Simmons], […], OCLC 228722708; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, OCLC 230729554:
- He through the midst unmarked,
In show plebeian angel militant
Of lowest order, passed.
- (obsolete) Plausibility.
- (medicine) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor.
Synonyms[edit]
- (exhibition): exhibition, exposition
- (demonstration): demonstration, illustration, proof
- (broadcast program(me)): program(me)
- (mere display with no substance): façade, front, superficiality
- (baseball): big leagues
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from show (noun)
Descendants[edit]
Translations[edit]
entertainment
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exhibition — See also translations at exhibition
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demonstration
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broadcast program(me)
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mere display
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ 1881, Rossiter W. Raymond, A Glossary of Mining and Metallurgical Terms
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
show m (plural shows, diminutive showtje n)
- A show (entertainment).
Derived terms[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
show
- show (entertainment)
Usage notes[edit]
In plural usually substituted with a synonym, as the word does not easily fit into any Finnish declension category.
Declension[edit]
| Inflection of show (Kotus type 22/parfait, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | show | show’t | |
| genitive | show’n | show’iden show’itten | |
| partitive | show’ta | show’ita | |
| illative | show’hun | show’ihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | show | show’t | |
| accusative | nom. | show | show’t |
| gen. | show’n | ||
| genitive | show’n | show’iden show’itten | |
| partitive | show’ta | show’ita | |
| inessive | show’ssa | show’issa | |
| elative | show’sta | show’ista | |
| illative | show’hun | show’ihin | |
| adessive | show’lla | show’illa | |
| ablative | show’lta | show’ilta | |
| allative | show’lle | show’ille | |
| essive | show’na | show’ina | |
| translative | show’ksi | show’iksi | |
| instructive | — | show’in | |
| abessive | show’tta | show’itta | |
| comitative | — | show’ineen | |
| Possessive forms of show (type parfait) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | show’ni | show’mme |
| 2nd person | show’si | show’nne |
| 3rd person | show’nsa | |
Compounds[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
show m (plural shows)
- (Anglicism) show
Further reading[edit]
- “show”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
show (plural show-k)
- show (entertainment, programme, production, performance)
Declension[edit]
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | show | show-k |
| accusative | show-t | show-kat |
| dative | show-nak | show-knak |
| instrumental | show-val | show-kkal |
| causal-final | show-ért | show-kért |
| translative | show-vá | show-kká |
| terminative | show-ig | show-kig |
| essive-formal | show-ként | show-kként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | show-ban | show-kban |
| superessive | show-n | show-kon |
| adessive | show-nál | show-knál |
| illative | show-ba | show-kba |
| sublative | show-ra | show-kra |
| allative | show-hoz | show-khoz |
| elative | show-ból | show-kból |
| delative | show-ról | show-król |
| ablative | show-tól | show-któl |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
show-é | show-ké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
show-éi | show-kéi |
| Possessive forms of show | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | show-m | show-im |
| 2nd person sing. | show-d | show-id |
| 3rd person sing. | show-ja | show-i |
| 1st person plural | show-nk | show-ink |
| 2nd person plural | show-tok | show-itok |
| 3rd person plural | show-juk | show-ik |
References[edit]
- ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
show n (definite singular showet, indefinite plural show, definite plural showa or showene)
- a show (play, concert, entertainment)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “show” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
show n (definite singular showet, indefinite plural show, definite plural showa)
- a show (play, concert, entertainment)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “show” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English show, from Middle English schewen, schawen, scheawen, from Old English scēawian, from Proto-Germanic *skawwōną, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
show m inan (indeclinable)
- show (exhibition)
Further reading[edit]
- show in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- show in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English show.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
show m (plural shows)
- show (a entertainment performance event)
- Synonyms: espetáculo, apresentação
- (especially) concert (musical presentation)
- (chiefly Brazil, slang) an act or performance that demonstrates high skill; spectacle; display; feat
- Aquela aula foi um show.
- That class was amazing.
- Synonym: espetáculo
- (slang, often used in dar um show) the action of crying or yelling out loud in order to protest or complain about something, often in the context of a discussion or argument
Derived terms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
show (invariable, comparable)
- (Brazil, slang) amazing; awesome
- Synonyms: espetacular, excelente, maravilhoso
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
show n (plural show-uri)
Declension[edit]
Declension of show
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) show | showul | (niște) show-uri | show-urile |
| genitive/dative | (unui) show | showului | (unor) show-uri | show-urilor |
| vocative | showule | show-urilor | ||
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English show.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
show m (plural shows)
- show
- (informal) a scandal
- spectacle
- an exhibition motivated action or thing
Usage notes[edit]
According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Further reading[edit]
- “show” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
show c
- show; a play, dance, or other entertainment.
Declension[edit]
| Declension of show | ||||
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| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | show | showen | shower | showerna |
| Genitive | shows | showens | showers | showernas |
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