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show
English
Alternative forms
- shew (archaic)
- shewe (obsolete)
- showe (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English schewen, schawen, scheawen, from Old English sc?awian (“to look, look at, exhibit, display”), from Proto-Germanic *skaww?n? (“to look, see”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh?- (“to heed, look, feel, take note of”); see haw, gaum, caveat, caution.
Cognate with Scots shaw (“to show”), Saterland Frisian scoe (“to look, behold”), Dutch schouwen (“to inspect, view”), German schauen (“to see, behold”), Danish skue (“to behold”), Icelandic skygna (“to spy, behold, see”). Related to sheen.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation): IPA(key): /???/
- (General American): enPR: sh?, IPA(key): /?o?/
- Rhymes: -??
Verb
show (third-person singular simple present shows, present participle showing, simple past showed or (archaic) shew, past participle shown or (now rare, US) showed)
- (transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).
- (transitive) To bestow; to confer.
- to show mercy; to show favour; (dialectal) show me the salt please
- (transitive) To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
- 2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns
- A report this year in the Journal of Geophysical Research showed that the glacier has lost 60 percent of its mass.
- 2018, VOA Learning English > China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns
- (transitive) To guide or escort.
- (intransitive) To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
- Just such she shows before a rising storm.
- (intransitive, informal) To put in an appearance; show up.
- (intransitive, informal) To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
- (intransitive, racing) To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.
- (obsolete) To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
Usage notes
- The past participle shown was uncommon before the 19th century, but is now the preferred form in standard English. In the UK, showed is regarded as archaic or dialectal. In the US, it is considered a standard variant form, but shown is more common. Garner's Modern American Usage favors shown over showed as past participle and claims it is mandatory for passives.
- In the past, shew was used as a past-tense form and shewed as a past participle of this verb; both forms are now archaic.
Synonyms
- (display): display, indicate, point out, reveal, exhibit
- (indicate a fact to be true): demonstrate, prove
- (put in an appearance): arrive, show up
Antonyms
- (display): conceal, cover up, hide
- (indicate a fact to be true): disprove, refute
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- showcase
- showdown
Noun
show (countable and uncountable, plural shows)
- (countable) A play, dance, or other entertainment.
- (countable) An exhibition of items.
- (countable) A broadcast program/programme.
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- Every day I do my morning show.
- Every day I do my morning show.
- 2016, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- (countable) A movie.
- (Australia, New Zealand, countable) An agricultural show.
- A project or presentation.
- Let's get on with the show. Let's get this show on the road. They went on an international road show to sell the shares to investors. It was Apple's usual dog and pony show.
- (countable) A demonstration.
- (uncountable) Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases "all show" and "for show".)
- 1728, Edward Young, The Love of Fame
- I envy none their pageantry and show.
- 1728, Edward Young, The Love of Fame
- Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance.
- 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act III Scene 2
- So may the outward shows be least themselves:
- The world is still deceived with ornament.
- 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act III Scene 2
- (baseball, with "the") The major leagues.
- (mining, obsolete) A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp.
- (archaic) Pretence.
- (archaic) Sign, token, or indication.
- (obsolete) Semblance; likeness; appearance.
- Beware of the scribes, […] which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers.
- (obsolete) Plausibility.
- (medicine) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor.
Synonyms
- (exhibition): exhibition, exposition
- (demonstration): demonstration, illustration, proof
- (broadcast program(me)): program(me)
- (mere display with no substance): façade, front, superficiality
- (baseball): big leagues
Derived terms
Descendants
Translations
See also
- showman
- showpiece
- show-stopper
- show-stopping
References
Anagrams
- Hows, how's, hows, who's, whos
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English show.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?o?/
- Hyphenation: show
Noun
show m (plural shows, diminutive showtje n)
- A show (entertainment).
Derived terms
- modeshow
- showbiz
- showen
- talkshow
Finnish
Etymology
From English show.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ou?/, [??o?u?]
- IPA(key): /??o?/, [??o??]
- IPA(key): /?so?/, [?s?o??]
Noun
show
- show (entertainment)
Usage notes
In plural usually substituted with a synonym, as the word does not easily fit into any Finnish declension category.
Declension
Compounds
- jääshow
- lavashow
- muotishow
- ravintolashow
- televisioshow
- valoshow
Synonyms
- esitys, näytös
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?o/
Noun
show m (plural shows)
- (Anglicism) show
Hungarian
Etymology
From English show.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [??o?]
- Homophone: só
- Hyphenation: show
- Rhymes: -?o?
Noun
show (plural show-k)
- show (entertainment, programme, production, performance)
Declension
References
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Borrowed from English show.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???/, /??u/
- Rhymes: -??, -?u
Noun
show n (definite singular showet, indefinite plural show, definite plural showa or showene)
- a show (play, concert, entertainment)
Derived terms
- moteshow
- sceneshow
References
- “show” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Borrowed from English show.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???/, /??u/
- Rhymes: -??, -?u
Noun
show n (definite singular showet, indefinite plural show, definite plural showa)
- a show (play, concert, entertainment)
Derived terms
- moteshow
- sceneshow
References
- “show” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- chou (rare), xou (rare)
Etymology
Borrowed from English show.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /??ow/
Noun
show m (plural shows)
- show (a entertainment performance event)
- Synonyms: espetáculo, apresentação
- (especially) concert (musical presentation)
- (slang) an act or performance that demonstrates high skill; spectacle; display; feat
- (slang, often used in dar um show) the action of crying or yelling out loud in order to protest or complain about something, often in the context of a discussion or argument
Derived terms
- dar um show
- show de bola
Adjective
show (invariable, comparable)
- (Brazil, slang) amazing; awesome
- Synonyms: espetacular, excelente, maravilhoso
Spanish
Etymology
From English show.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ou/, [??ou?]
- IPA(key): /?t??ou/, [?t??ou?]
- IPA(key): /?sou/, [?sou?]
Noun
show m (plural shows)
- show
- (informal) a scandal
- spectacle
- an exhibition motivated action or thing
Swedish
Etymology
From English show.
Noun
show c
- show; a play, dance, or other entertainment.
Declension
show From the web:
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- what shows are on discovery plus
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- what show should i watch
- what show has the most seasons
- what shows are on peacock
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shut
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Etymology 1
From Middle English shutten, shetten, from Old English scyttan (“to cause rapid movement, shoot a bolt, shut, bolt, shut to, discharge a debt, pay off”), from Proto-Germanic *skutjan?, *skuttijan? (“to bar, bolt”), from Proto-Germanic *skutt?, *skuttj? (“bar, bolt, shed”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- (“to drive, fall upon, rush”). Cognate with Dutch schutten (“to shut in, lock up”), Low German schütten (“to shut, lock in”), German schützen (“to shut out, dam, protect, guard”).
Verb
shut (third-person singular simple present shuts, present participle shutting, simple past and past participle shut)
- (transitive) To close, to stop from being open.
- (intransitive) To close, to stop being open.
- (transitive or intransitive, chiefly Britain) To close a business temporarily, or (of a business) to be closed.
- (transitive) To confine in an enclosed area.
- (transitive) To catch or snag in the act of shutting something.
- To preclude; to exclude; to bar out.
- shut from every shore
Usage notes
Except when part of one of the derived terms listed below, almost every use of shut can be replaced by close. The reverse is not true -- there are many uses of close that cannot be replaced by shut.
Derived terms
Translations
Adjective
shut (not comparable)
- Closed; not open.
- (linguistics, phonetics) Synonym of close
Translations
Noun
shut (plural shuts)
- The act or time of shutting; close.
- A door or cover; a shutter.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Isaac Newton to this entry?)
- The line or place where two pieces of metal are welded together.
Etymology 2
Variation of chute or shute (archaic, related to shoot) from Old English sc?otan.
Noun
shut (plural shuts)
- (Britain, Shropshire dialect) A narrow alley or passage acting as a short cut through the buildings between two streets.
Synonyms
- (alleyway): See Thesaurus:alley
Anagrams
- Hust, STHU, Tush, huts, thus, tush
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