to show
- verb
- /ʃoʊ/
- So let me sort of show you how to do this.
- the map shows
Yeah, let's show our fingers to the judges.
- Yeah, let's show our fingers to the judges.
- And Speaking of supporters in Egypt, I'll show you an image here.
- So I guess we can't show the map.
- And and then your friends have to show it to their friends.
Examples
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And then I will take you downstairs and show you the living space.
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So I'm just gonna show you the scene.
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So let me for example show you the difference.
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Come on, show us who you are.
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So the next slide will show you the possible steps.
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So let's pop the panel and show you around.
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OK, let's head into the garage and I'll show you guys the gym.
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Show us your concealed weapon.
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Hi, sirs, can you show me some geysers?
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During the tour, the guide will show us the historical landmarks in the city.
Synonyms
To show or direct attention to something
To show ideas and feelings by words or actions
To tell someone about something important or show it to them
Point to a place, person, direction or thing
To explain something using pictures or examples
To be a sign of something, often by a word, action or symbol
To show a place or direction
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 Clearly
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word show comes from the old English sceawian, 'to look' or 'make visible', so to show someone the way is to point and 'make the place seen' for them.