Added 3 October 2026
show
/ʃəʊ/ noun
In Latin: ostendo, praestō, offero Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about show at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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The act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining.
a remarkable show of skill
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Something intended to communicate a particular impression.
made a display of strength
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A social event involving a public performance or entertainment.
they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway
verb
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Give an exhibition of to an interested audience.
She shows her dogs frequently
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Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment.
The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound
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Provide evidence for.
The blood test showed that he was the father
Origin
From Middle English schewen, from Old English scēawian (“to look, look at, exhibit, display”), from Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn, from Proto-Germanic *skawwōną (“to look, see”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (“to heed, look, feel, take note of”); see haw, gaum, caveat, caution. Cognate with Scots shaw (“to show”), Dutch schouwen (“to inspect, view”), German schauen (“to see, behold”), Danish skue (“to behold”). Related to sheen. Wider cognates include Ancient Greek κῦδος (kûdos), Latin caveō whence English caution and caveat, Sanskrit कवि (kaví, “seer, prophet, bard”), Proto-Slavic *čuti (whence Russian чу́ять (čújatʹ) and many more).
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