show

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).
2. (transitive) To bestow; to confer.
3. (transitive) To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
4. (transitive) To guide or escort.
5. (intransitive) To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
6. (informal, intransitive) To put in an appearance; show up.
7. (informal, intransitive) To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
8. (intransitive) To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.
9. (intransitive) 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. (countable) A play, dance, or other entertainment.
2. (countable) An exhibition of items.
3. (countable) A broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program.
4. (countable) A movie.
5. (Australia, New-Zealand, countable) An agricultural exhibition.
6. (countable, uncountable) A project or presentation.
7. (countable) A demonstration.
8. (uncountable) Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases "all show" and "for show".)
9. (countable, uncountable) Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance.
10. (countable, uncountable, with-definite-article) The major leagues.
11. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp.
12. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Pretence.
13. (archaic, countable, uncountable) Sign, token, or indication.
14. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Semblance; likeness; appearance.
15. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Plausibility.
16. (countable, uncountable) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor.
17. (countable, slang, uncountable) A battle; local conflict.

Noun

Synonym of shive (“wood fragment of the husk of flax or hemp”).

Synonyms

display

indicate

exhibit

demonstrate

reveal

point out

manifest

exhibition

performance

present

express

prove

teach

point

appear

guide

point to

play

disclose

presentation

denote

direct

demonstration

ostentation

spectacle

👓

represent

tell

expose

evince

pomp

explain

produce

shew

mark

register

say

🗣️

let see

appearance

usher in

designate

bare

depict

signify

fair

exposition

broadcast

suggest

act

give

showing

Translations

montrer

zeigen

mostrare

mostrar

mostrar

indiquer

tonen

espectáculo

demostrar

spectacle

démontrer

enseñar

mostrar

spettacolo

dimostrare

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃəʊ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: schewen

Inherited from Old English: scēawian

Cognate with Scots: shaw

Cognate with Dutch: schouwen

Cognate with German: schauen

Cognate with Danish: skue

Cognate with Ancient Greek: κῦδος

Cognate with Latin: caveō

Cognate with English: caution

Cognate with English: caveat

Cognate with Sanskrit: कवि

In summary

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 caveat, Sanskrit कवि (kaví, “seer, prophet, bard”), Proto-Slavic *čuti (whence Russian чу́ять (čújatʹ) and many more).

Sentences

Would you show these gentlemen to the door .

We talked of the side show in the circus .

The show was a flop from the very start .

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

Blood tests such as a complete blood count may show neutrophilia .

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