name · noun · verb · 56 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ʃəʊ/
General-American:shō
General-American:/ʃoʊ/
Canada:[ʃoː]
Canada:[ʃow]
South-Asia:/ʃo(w)/
South-Asia:/ʃɔw/without the toe–tow merger
Ireland:/ʃəʊ/
/ʃʌo̞/Dublin
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He played AA ball for years, but never made it to the show.
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12
noun
Meaning 12
A pale blue flame at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of firedamp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
Topics: business, mining
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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13
noun
Meaning 13
Pretence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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14
noun
Meaning 14
Sign, token, or indication.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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15
noun
Meaning 15
Semblance; likeness; appearance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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16
noun
Meaning 16
Plausibility.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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17
noun
Meaning 17
A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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18
noun
Meaning 18
A battle; local conflict.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, slang, uncountable
Topics: government, military, politics, war
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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19
noun
Meaning 19
A circular impression on sand, indicating the presence of a clam by its siphon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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20
noun
Meaning 20
Synonym of shive (“wood fragment of the husk of flax or hemp”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shive
Antonyms: none provided
21
verb
Meaning 21
To display or exhibit; to have somebody see (something); to direct attention to something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The car's dull finish showed years of neglect.
All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper.
I do some sculpturing, but I don't like to show anybody.
The king showed great wisdom in his decisions.
The actor showed Macbeth's confidence in this scene.
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22
verb
Meaning 22
To display or exhibit; to have somebody see (something); to direct attention to something.
To indicate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The record shows that you have been late twelve times this year.
This thermometer will show the temperature in the room.
The schedule is showing appointments all day.
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23
verb
Meaning 23
To display or exhibit; to have somebody see (something); to direct attention to something.
To guide or escort; to show the way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
Could you please show him on his way. He has overstayed his welcome.
Who can show me to the office? I'll show you in.
If you get aggressive, the bouncer will show you to the door.
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24
verb
Meaning 24
To display or exhibit; to have somebody see (something); to direct attention to something.
To bestow; to confer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
to show mercy; to show favour
(dialectal) show me the salt please
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25
verb
Meaning 25
To display or exhibit; to have somebody see (something); to direct attention to something.
To put on a movie, TV show, etc; to be presented in this way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The cinema on Ninth Avenue is showing a couple family movies.
They showed an awful movie on the flight.
The new Brad Pitt movie is showing at eight o'clock tonight.
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26
verb
Meaning 26
To display or exhibit; to have somebody see (something); to direct attention to something.
To display artwork in a gallery or museum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The Smithsonian shows most of that artist's work.
John is showing his work tonight.
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27
verb
Meaning 27
To display or exhibit; to have somebody see (something); to direct attention to something.
To display on offer.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
The store on Eighth Street is showing the new spring collection in the window.
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28
verb
Meaning 28
To display or exhibit; to have somebody see (something); to direct attention to something.
To give hints to the apparent or purported nature of one's hand of cards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Topics: card-games, games
Examples
There's a bunch of ways to show a bad hand.
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29
verb
Meaning 29
To display or exhibit; to have somebody see (something); to direct attention to something.
To reveal one's hand of cards.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
Topics: card-games, games
Examples
He just wanted to finish this hand, so he showed as soon as he could.
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30
verb
Meaning 30
To display or exhibit; to have somebody see (something); to direct attention to something.
To participate in a dog show, cat show, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
Examples
She's showing her poodle at the dog show.
That's why we don't show in Philadelphia anymore.
Nibbles is showing at the California Cat Show.
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Synonyms: none provided
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31
verb
Meaning 31
To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate; to instruct.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Examples
We showed that the hypothesis is correct.
She is showing how to complete the task.
He doesn't just tell you how to do it, he shows you.
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.
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32
verb
Meaning 32
To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate; to instruct.
To reveal one's condition or nature.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: reflexive, transitive
Examples
She showed herself to be a jerk.
That shows what kind of person he is.
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33
verb
Meaning 33
To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate; to instruct.
To demonstrate to another that they are wrong; to vindicate to someone; to prove something to someone who doubts it; to suffice as revenge against someone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Qualifier: usually emphasized
Examples
She doesn't think I can win, so if I do, that'll show her.
If he attacked you, I'll kick his ass. Getting beat up will show him.
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34
verb
Meaning 34
To be or become visible; to be seen; to appear.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
Your bald patch is starting to show.
His experience showed, because he knew exactly what to do when the emergency happened.
Her hatred showed on her face.
Staining wood will make minor scratches show on the surface.
That wine stain shows on your shirt. You should wear a jacket to cover it up, so it doesn't show.
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35
verb
Meaning 35
To be or become visible; to be seen; to appear.
To put in an appearance; show up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, intransitive
Examples
We waited for an hour, but they never showed, so we had to take the bus home.
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36
verb
Meaning 36
To be or become visible; to be seen; to appear.
To finish third, especially in horse or dog racing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
From Middle English schewe, from the verb (schewen).
Variant of shove, itself a variant of shive.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh1-der. Proto-Germanic *skawwōną Proto-West Germanic *skauwōn Old English scēawian Middle English schewen English show 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).
Across languages
Translations
553 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
عَرْض
(ʕarḍ)
— entertainment
Arabic:
اِسْتِعْرَاض
(istiʕrāḍ)
— entertainment
Armenian:
շոու
(šou)
— entertainment
Armenian:
ներկայացում
(nerkayacʻum)
— entertainment
Armenian:
թատերախաղ
(tʻateraxaġ)
— entertainment
Azerbaijani:
tamaşa
— entertainment
Belarusian:
пака́з
(pakáz)
— entertainment
Belarusian:
шо́у
(šóu)
— entertainment
Belarusian:
спекта́кль
(spjektáklʹ)
— entertainment
Belarusian:
спэкта́кль
(spektáklʹ)
— entertainment
Belarusian:
відо́вішча
(vidóvišča)
— entertainment
Bulgarian:
представле́ние
(predstavlénie)
— entertainment
Bulgarian:
шо́у
(šóu)
— entertainment
Bulgarian:
спекта́къл
(spektákǎl)
— entertainment
Bulgarian:
зре́лище
(zrélište)
— entertainment
Burmese:
ရှိုး
(hrui:)
— entertainment
Catalan:
espectacle
— entertainment
Chinese Cantonese:
騷 /骚
(sou1)
— entertainment
Chinese Mandarin:
表演
(biǎoyǎn)
— entertainment
Chinese Mandarin:
演出
(yǎnchū)
— entertainment
Chinese Mandarin:
秀
(xiù)
— entertainment
Czech:
podívaná
— entertainment
Czech:
šou
— entertainment
Danish:
show
— entertainment
Dutch:
show
— entertainment
Dutch:
voorstelling
— entertainment
Esperanto:
spektaklo
— entertainment
Esperanto:
spektaĵo
— entertainment
Finnish:
show
— entertainment
Finnish:
näytelmä
— entertainment
Finnish:
esitys
— entertainment
French:
spectacle
— entertainment
French:
festival
— entertainment
Georgian:
სპექტაკლი
(sṗekṭaḳli)
— entertainment
Georgian:
წარმოდგენა
(c̣armodgena)
— entertainment
German:
Show
— entertainment
German:
Schau
— entertainment
Greek:
θέαμα
(théama)
— entertainment
Greek:
σόου
(sóou)
— entertainment
Ancient Greek:
θέα
(théa)
— entertainment
Hebrew:
הוֹפָעָה
(hofa'á)
— entertainment
Hebrew:
הַצָּגָה
(hatsagá)
— entertainment
Hindi:
शो
(śo)
— entertainment
Hindi:
तमाशा
(tamāśā)
— entertainment
Hungarian:
előadás
— entertainment
Hungarian:
műsor
— entertainment
Hungarian:
show
— entertainment
Indonesian:
pertunjukan
— entertainment
Irish:
seó
— entertainment
Italian:
spettacolo
— entertainment
Japanese:
公演
(kōen)
— entertainment
Japanese:
興行
(kōgyō)
— entertainment
Japanese:
ショー
(shō)
— entertainment
Kazakh:
көрініс
(körınıs)
— entertainment
Kazakh:
қойылым
(qoiylym)
— entertainment
Kazakh:
шоу
(şou)
— entertainment
Khmer:
ល្ខោន
(lkhaon)
— entertainment
Korean:
쇼
(syo)
— entertainment
Korean:
흥행
(heunghaeng)
— entertainment
Kyrgyz:
спектакль
(spektakl)
— entertainment
Kyrgyz:
көрүнүш
(körünüş)
— entertainment
Kyrgyz:
шоу
(şou)
— entertainment
Lao:
ລະຄອນ
(la khǭn)
— entertainment
Latin:
spectaculum
— entertainment
Macedonian:
претстава
(pretstava)
— entertainment
Macedonian:
емисија
(emisija)
— entertainment
Macedonian:
шоу
(šou)
— entertainment
Malay:
pertunjukan
— entertainment
Malay:
persembahan
— entertainment
Maltese:
spettaklu
— entertainment
Norwegian Bokmål:
show
— entertainment
Iranian Persian:
نَمایِش
(namâyeš)
— entertainment
Iranian Persian:
تَماشا
(tamâšâ)
— entertainment
Polish:
pokaz
— entertainment
Polish:
wystawa
— entertainment
Portuguese:
show
— entertainment
Portuguese:
espetáculo
— entertainment
Punjabi:
ਤਮਾਸ਼ਾ
(tamāśā)
— entertainment
Romanian:
spectacol
— entertainment
Russian:
представле́ние
(predstavlénije)
— entertainment
Russian:
шо́у
(šóu)
— entertainment
Russian:
спекта́кль
(spektáklʹ)
— entertainment
Russian:
зре́лище
(zrélišče)
— entertainment
Scots:
shaw
— entertainment
Serbo-Croatian:
шо̏у
— entertainment
Serbo-Croatian:
прѐдстава
— entertainment
Serbo-Croatian:
šȍu
— entertainment
Serbo-Croatian:
prèdstava
— entertainment
Slovak:
predstavenie
— entertainment
Slovak:
šou
— entertainment
Slovene:
predstava
— entertainment
Slovene:
oddaja
— entertainment
Slovene:
šov
— entertainment
Spanish:
show
— entertainment
Swahili:
shoo
— entertainment
Swedish:
show
— entertainment
Tagalog:
pagtatanghal
— entertainment
Tagalog:
palabas
— entertainment
Tajik:
намоиш
(namoyiš)
— entertainment
Tajik:
тамошо
(tamošo)
— entertainment
Tamil:
நிகழ்ச்சி
(nikaḻcci)
— entertainment
Thai:
ละคร
(lá-kɔɔn)
— entertainment
Thai:
โชว์
(choo)
— entertainment
Turkish:
gösteri
— entertainment
Turkish:
şov
— entertainment
Ottoman Turkish:
اویون
(oyun)
— entertainment
Ukrainian:
виста́ва
(vystáva)
— entertainment
Ukrainian:
спекта́кль
(spektáklʹ)
— entertainment
Ukrainian:
шо́у
(šóu)
— entertainment
Ukrainian:
видо́вище
(vydóvyšče)
— entertainment
Urdu:
شو
(śo)
— entertainment
Urdu:
تَماشا
(tamāśā)
— entertainment
Urdu:
تَماشَہ
(tamāśa)
— entertainment
Uyghur:
تاماشا
(tamasha)
— entertainment
Uyghur:
كۆرۈنۈش
(körünüsh)
— entertainment
Uzbek:
tomosha
— entertainment
Uzbek:
spektakl
— entertainment
Uzbek:
koʻrinish
— entertainment
Uzbek:
shou
— entertainment
Vietnamese:
biểu diễn
— entertainment
Vietnamese:
trình diễn
— entertainment
Welsh:
sioe
— entertainment
Arabic:
مَعْرِض
(maʕriḍ)
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Bulgarian:
и́зложба
(ízložba)
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Chinese Mandarin:
展覽會 /展览会
(zhǎnlǎnhuì)
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Czech:
přehlídka
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Czech:
výstava
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Dutch:
tentoonstelling
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Dutch:
expositie
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Esperanto:
ekspozicio
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Esperanto:
eksponaĵo
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Finnish:
näyttely
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Finnish:
esittely
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
French:
exposition
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Greek:
έκθεση
(ékthesi)
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Hebrew:
מוֹפָע
(mofá)
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Hungarian:
kiállítás
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Hungarian:
bemutató
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Italian:
mostra
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Italian:
esibizione
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Japanese:
展示会
(tenjikai)
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Kazakh:
көрме
(körme)
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Korean:
전시회
(jeonsihoe)
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Central Kurdish:
پیشانگا
(pîşanga)
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Latin:
ostentus
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Macedonian:
изложба
(izložba)
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Malay:
pertunjukan
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Malay:
pameran
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Malay:
penontonan
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Maltese:
wirja
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Maltese:
essibizjoni
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Polish:
show
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Portuguese:
mostra
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Portuguese:
exposição
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Romanian:
expoziție
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Russian:
вы́ставка
(výstavka)
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Scots:
shaw
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Scottish Gaelic:
taisbeanadh
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Serbo-Croatian:
ѝзложба
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Serbo-Croatian:
ìzložba
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Swahili:
maonyesho
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Swedish:
uppvisning
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Swedish:
utställning
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Tamil:
கண்காட்சி
(kaṇkāṭci)
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Tamil:
பொருட்காட்சி
(poruṭkāṭci)
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Telugu:
ప్రదర్శనం
(pradarśanaṁ)
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Turkish:
şov
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Ottoman Turkish:
نمایش
(nümayiş)
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Ukrainian:
ви́ставка
(výstavka)
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Ukrainian:
експози́ція
(ekspozýcija)
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Vietnamese:
triển lãm
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Welsh:
arddangosfa
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition
Welsh:
sioe
— exhibition — see also exhibition, exposition