Main Entry: show
Pronunciation: 'shO
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): showed /'shOd/; shown /'shOn /; or showed; show·ing
Etymology: Middle English shewen, showen, from Old English scEawian to look, look at, see; akin to Old High German scouwOn to look, look at, and probably to Latin cavEre to be on one's guard
transitive verb
1 : to cause or permit to be seen : EXHIBIT <showed pictures of the baby>
2 : to offer for sale <stores were showing new spring suits>
3 : to present as a public spectacle : PERFORM
4 : to reveal by one's condition, nature, or behavior <showed themselves to be cowards>
5 : to give indication or record of <an anemometer shows wind speed>
6 a : to point out : direct attention to <showed the view from the terrace> b : CONDUCT, USHER <showed me to an aisle seat>
7 : ACCORD, BESTOW <shows them no mercy>
8 a : to set forth : DECLARE b : ALLEGE, PLEAD -- used especially in law <show cause>
9 a : to demonstrate or establish by argument or reasoning <show a plan to be faulty> b : INFORM, INSTRUCT <showed me how to solve the problem>
10 : to present (an animal) for judging in a show
intransitive verb
1 a : to be or come in view <3:15 showed on the clock> b : to put in an appearance <failed to show>
2 a : to appear in a particular way <anger showed in their faces> b : SEEM, APPEAR
3 a : to give a theatrical performance b : to be staged or presented
4 a : to appear as a contestant b : to present an animal in a show
5 : to finish third or at least third (as in a horse race)
6 : to exhibit one's artistic work
7 : Steven Richards will show you. You'll see!