to show
∞
1.0
- verb
- /ʃoʊ/
:
demostrar
- Let me show you how much you mean to me.
- studies show
- results show
- evidence shows
What skills have they shown you as a brother?
- What skills have they shown you as a brother?
- And no one has has shown me otherwise.
- Really, you know, It just shows that math is hard.
- So let me let me show you why that is.
- And I just want to show you how easy this is.
- The problem is that a virus has not been shown to cause rabies.
- One company that shows this perfectly is Apple.
- Oftentimes we'll, you'll see studies that show that real wages are stuck.
- It's the moment Christ showed me, I've got you.
- Well, he sure showed they what are smarts.
- That part's still coming, but it shows you that uh Oh yeah.
Examples
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And I just want to show you how easy this is.
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I'm just going to show you this huge box.
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So let me let me show you why that is.
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It's important that we show them our numbers.
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For most of the lesson, all of the boys showed that they were eager to learn.
Academic text (2015) -
And it does indeed show that Einstein is right.
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He wanted to show me what a real man looked like.
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When I saw it, I thought we'd better show it to you.
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And, and that's been shown by countless studies.
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The evidence clearly shows that regular exercise improves mental health.
Synonyms
∞
3.1
To show that something is true by giving facts or reasons
∞
1.8
To show that something is true by giving evidence
∞
2.8
Introduce information or ideas to a group
834
2.7
Show or suggest that something is likely true
579
3.0
Show that something is true using evidence or examples
319
4.1
To show something is true using evidence
142
4.9
To show that something is true with proof
46
6.5
To show that something is true
44
7.2
To show that something is true by giving proof or facts
8
8.2
To show clearly what someone thinks or feels
3
9.1
Give reasons or examples to support an idea
1
9.9
To prove that something is true by example or test
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
20
3.0
To make someone enjoy themselves, for example when they visit
Compounds
268
2.5
A television or radio program where famous people speak about topics and answer audience questions
- Offensive
35
6.8
An event that shows strange or shocking people and acts for entertainment
- Literature
27
1.0
A TV or radio program that reports current events and includes interviews and discussion
- UK
4
2.5
A TV or radio programme where famous people talk about topics and answer audience questions
- Offensive
3
9.9
A stage show where performers paint their faces black and act in a mean, exaggerated way about Black people
- Literature
2
3.2
A TV program before a sports event that gives analysis, highlights, and interviews
- Offensive
1
5.7
A performance where a person slowly removes their clothes to music as a sexual display
- Archaic
1
6.3
A live show with cowboys riding horses, shooting, and showing life in the old West
- Jargon
1
4.8
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
1
5.5
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 Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word show comes from the old English sceawian, 'to make visible', so when you 'show' evidence you are 'making the truth visible' and proving that something is real.