to show
- verb
- /ʃoʊ/
- She will show us the latest design for the new product.
- show videos
- shown in parentheses
But with that being said, let's just show you my plants.
- But with that being said, let's just show you my plants.
- Thus the machine shows more stuff to more people.
- You can't get them to trust you until you show the respect for them.
- Oh man, I got more videos to show you guys.
Examples
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All right, so show us what you got props.
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Let me show you.
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We have to be able to show our standards.
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OK, I want to show you a couple more.
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But with that being said, let's just show you my plants.
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I'll go ahead and just show you some of that.
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OK, so today I'm going to show you my routine.
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Hey, Finner, show me that alligator again.
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I'll show you.
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School librarians demonstrate how to research deeply and show students that mastery is within their grasp.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
To show ideas and feelings by words or actions
Introduce information or ideas to a group
To show something so other people can see it
Point to a place, person, direction or thing
To show something as proof
To explain something using pictures or examples
Show people how something works or is done
To show something to the public or show a feeling
Make something visible by removing a cover or letting light reach it
To show a feeling or quality in actions and appearance
To make something known for the first time
To present something so people notice its best qualities
Make a quality or detail easier to notice
Place a sign or notice so people can see it
To make something bright or visible with light
To show how a product or process works to other people
To show clearly what someone thinks or feels
Make something visible by removing a cover
Antonyms
Idioms
A saying that theatre or film work is more exciting, rewarding, and difficult than other jobs
Ask a woman to look at your art as a joke that suggests romantic or sexual interest
- Informal
To embarrass yourself by doing something awkward in front of other people
Phrasal Verbs
- Informal
To make someone enjoy themselves, for example when they visit
Compounds
A television or radio program where famous people speak about topics and answer audience questions
- Offensive
An event that shows strange or shocking people and acts for entertainment
- Literature
A TV or radio program that reports current events and includes interviews and discussion
- UK
A TV or radio programme where famous people talk about topics and answer audience questions
- Offensive
A stage show where performers paint their faces black and act in a mean, exaggerated way about Black people
- Literature
A TV program before a sports event that gives analysis, highlights, and interviews
- Offensive
A performance where a person slowly removes their clothes to music as a sexual display
- Archaic
A live show with cowboys riding horses, shooting, and showing life in the old West
- Jargon
A series of presentations in different cities to meet people who might invest
A traveling American show from the 1880s that showed horse riding, shooting and frontier life
- Archaic
A show that tells a story with moving images and sound like a movie
A public show where moving pictures and sound tell a story, like a film at a cinema
A nickname for the US state Missouri because its people are practical and do not believe things easily
How Visible
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word show comes from the old English sceawian, which meant 'to look' or 'to make visible', so to show something is to make it seen by others.