to shew
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9.9
- verb
- /ʃuː/
- Archaic
:
demostrar
- The guide will shew us the ancient ruins and explain their historical significance.
Examples
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The Trustees followed this piece with "An Account Shewing the Progress of the Colony of Georgia in America from Its First Establishment," which presented a more direct repudiation of the Malcontents' allegations.
Academic text (2010) -
"The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto Him, "to shew unto His servants things which must shortly come to pass, "and He sent and signified it by His angel unto His servant John, "who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, "and of all things that he saw.
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"This oft as you drink it in remembrance of me, "for as often as you eat this bread "and drink this wine, "you do shew the Lord's death "till he comes again."
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"This do you as oft as you drink it, in remembrance of me, "for as often as you eat this bread "and drink this wine, "you do shew the Lord's death "till he comes again."
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4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
Blog text (12) -
The teacher will shew the students how to solve the complex equation step by step.
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He decided to shew the results of his experiment to validate his hypothesis.
Synonyms
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1.0
To give proof that something is true
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3.1
To show that something is true by giving facts or reasons
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3.0
Show that something is true using evidence or examples
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4.1
To show something is true using evidence
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9.3
Show that something has a certain quality
Shows something as true in a legal document
How Clearly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Shew is an old spelling of show, from an old word meaning 'to look' or 'see'. So to shew something is to 'bring it into sight' and thus to 'show' or prove it by example.