show - English word #130

Translation

To let someone see something, or to make a thing clear to them.

Word origin

From Old English sceawian, meaning to look at or inspect, which over time shifted to mean letting others see.

Verb typeirregular (show, shows, showed, shown)

Irregular verb. A full conjugation table for irregular verbs is coming soon. For now, use a reference like Wordreference or RAE.

Show book.

"Show" asks someone to let you see something.

shows children read.

"Shows" is the form used with he, she, or it.

has shown .

"Shown" is the past participle of "show".

tell

To give information to someone using words.

see

To notice something with your eyes, or to understand it.

look

To turn your eyes towards something so you can see it.

give

To hand something to someone so it becomes theirs to have or use.

mean

To show or stand for a certain idea, or to plan to do something.

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