show

Meaning

Verb

1. To display, to have somebody see (something).
2. To bestow; to confer.
3. To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
4. To guide or escort.
5. To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
6. (informal) To put in an appearance; show up.
7. (informal) To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
8. To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.
9. To reveal one's hand of cards.
10. (obsolete) To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.

Noun

1. A play, dance, or other entertainment.
2. An exhibition of items.
3. A broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program.
4. A movie.
5. An agricultural show.
6. A project or presentation.
7. A demonstration.
8. Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases "all show" and "for show".)
9. Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance.
10. The major leagues.
11. (obsolete) A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp.
12. Pretence.
13. Sign, token, or indication.
14. (obsolete) Semblance; likeness; appearance.
15. (obsolete) Plausibility.
16. A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor.
17. (slang) A battle; local conflict.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃəʊ/

Etymology

From Middle English schewen, from Old English scēawian (“to look, look at, exhibit, display”), from Proto-West Germanic *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.
Cognate with Scots shaw (“to show”), Dutch schouwen (“to inspect, view”), German schauen (“to see, behold”), Danish skue (“to behold”). Related to sheen.
Wider cognates include Ancient Greek κῦδος (kûdos), Latin caveō whence English caution and English caveat, and Sanskrit कवि (kaví, “seer, prophet, bard”).

Sentences

The show was a flop from the very start .

The following tables show which tapes are used on which days of various cycles .

The show features in-depth interviews conducted by George of artists that he finds interesting .