Show (Verb)

Meaning 1

Give an exhibition of to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Synonyms

  • Demonstrate
  • Demo
  • Exhibit
  • Present

Related Words

  • Show (noun)
  • Showing (noun)

Meaning 2

Show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting".

Classification

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.

Synonyms

  • Render
  • Picture
  • Depict

Hypernyms

  • Represent
  • Interpret

Hyponyms

  • Illustrate
  • Map

Meaning 3

Make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Antonyms

  • Hide

Hyponyms

  • Reveal
  • Demonstrate
  • Demo
  • Delineate
  • Exhibit
  • Unveil
  • Present
  • Display

Related Words

  • Show Off (verb)

Meaning 4

Take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats".

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Synonyms

  • Usher

Hypernyms

  • Lead
  • Direct
  • Conduct
  • Guide

Hyponyms

  • Marshal

Meaning 5

Give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Hypernyms

  • Show
  • Register
  • Record

Meaning 6

Finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show".

Classification

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.

Hypernyms

  • Run

Meaning 7

Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Point
  • Indicate
  • Designate

Hypernyms

  • Inform

Hyponyms

  • Point
  • Point Out
  • Reflect
  • Finger
  • Signalise
  • Signalize

Meaning 8

Be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show".

Classification

Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.

Synonyms

  • Show Up

Meaning 9

Indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Read
  • Register
  • Record

Hypernyms

  • Indicate

Hyponyms

  • Say
  • Show
  • Strike

Meaning 10

Provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Testify
  • Prove
  • Bear Witness
  • Evidence

Hypernyms

  • Inform

Hyponyms

  • Manifest
  • Cite
  • Attest
  • Certify
  • Demonstrate
  • Adduce
  • Presume
  • Abduce

Meaning 11

Give expression to; "She showed her disappointment".

Classification

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Synonyms

  • Evince
  • Express

Hypernyms

  • Convey

Hyponyms

  • Give Voice
  • Emphasise
  • Give
  • Vent
  • Menace
  • Phrase
  • Imply
  • Burst Out
  • Exude
  • Stress
  • Punctuate
  • Articulate
  • Give Vent
  • Accentuate
  • Smile
  • Sneer
  • Paint A Picture
  • Beam
  • Suggest
  • Word
  • Accent

Meaning 12

Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Synonyms

  • Prove
  • Demonstrate
  • Establish
  • Shew

Hypernyms

  • Sustain
  • Confirm
  • Support
  • Affirm
  • Corroborate

Hyponyms

  • Contradict
  • Stultify
  • Prove Oneself
  • Prove
  • Negate
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