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".
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Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
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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".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 3
Make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please".
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Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
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Meaning 4
Take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 5
Give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 6
Finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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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".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 8
Be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show".
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Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
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Meaning 9
Indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 10
Provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 11
Give expression to; "She showed her disappointment".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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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".
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Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.