show
verb [T] (EXPLAIN) /ʃəʊ/
/ʃoʊ/ (showed, shown)Definition
B1 to explain something to someone, by doing it or by giving instructions or examples: [+ question word] Can you show me how to set the DVD player? This dictionary contains many examples that show how words are actually used. Could you show me the way to the bus station?Showing and demonstrating
(Definition of show verb (EXPLAIN) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- act sth out phrasal verb
- attest verb
- barometer noun
- bespeak verb
- bring sth out phrasal verb (MAKE NOTICEABLE)
- demo noun (MARCH)
- flicker noun (FEELING)
- manifestation noun
- point (sth/sb) out phrasal verb
- point the way idiom
- point to/towards sth phrasal verb
- proclaim verb (SHOW)
- produce verb (BRING OUT)
- production noun (BRINGING OUT)
- prove verb (SHOW)
- put up sth phrasal verb
- release verb (MAKE FREE)
- signify verb (MAKE KNOWN)
- suggest verb (SHOW/EXPRESS)
- wear verb (ON BODY)
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