Meaning of "expose" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EXPOSE

From Old French exposer, from Latin expōnere to set out.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF EXPOSE

expose  [ɪkˈspəʊz]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EXPOSE

Expose is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb expose in English.

WHAT DOES EXPOSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of expose in the English dictionary

The first definition of expose in the dictionary is to display for viewing; exhibit. Other definition of expose is to bring to public notice; disclose; reveal. Expose is also to divulge the identity of; unmask.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO EXPOSE

PRESENT

Present

I expose

you expose

he/she/it exposes

we expose

you expose

they expose

Present continuous

I am exposing

you are exposing

he/she/it is exposing

we are exposing

you are exposing

they are exposing

Present perfect

I have exposed

you have exposed

he/she/it has exposed

we have exposed

you have exposed

they have exposed

Present perfect continuous

I have been exposing

you have been exposing

he/she/it has been exposing

we have been exposing

you have been exposing

they have been exposing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I exposed

you exposed

he/she/it exposed

we exposed

you exposed

they exposed

Past continuous

I was exposing

you were exposing

he/she/it was exposing

we were exposing

you were exposing

they were exposing

Past perfect

I had exposed

you had exposed

he/she/it had exposed

we had exposed

you had exposed

they had exposed

Past perfect continuous

I had been exposing

you had been exposing

he/she/it had been exposing

we had been exposing

you had been exposing

they had been exposing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will expose

you will expose

he/she/it will expose

we will expose

you will expose

they will expose

Future continuous

I will be exposing

you will be exposing

he/she/it will be exposing

we will be exposing

you will be exposing

they will be exposing

Future perfect

I will have exposed

you will have exposed

he/she/it will have exposed

we will have exposed

you will have exposed

they will have exposed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been exposing

you will have been exposing

he/she/it will have been exposing

we will have been exposing

you will have been exposing

they will have been exposing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would expose

you would expose

he/she/it would expose

we would expose

you would expose

they would expose

Conditional continuous

I would be exposing

you would be exposing

he/she/it would be exposing

we would be exposing

you would be exposing

they would be exposing

Conditional perfect

I would have expose

you would have expose

he/she/it would have expose

we would have expose

you would have expose

they would have expose

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been exposing

you would have been exposing

he/she/it would have been exposing

we would have been exposing

you would have been exposing

they would have been exposing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you expose
we let´s expose
you expose

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to expose

Past participle

exposed

Present Participle

exposing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «EXPOSE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «expose» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of expose

air · betray · denounce · detect · disclose · disclosure · display · divulge · divulgence · exhibit · exposure · lay bare · lay open · let out · manifest · out · present · reveal · revelation · show · show up · smoke out · subject · take the wraps off · uncover · unearth · unmask · unveil

TRANSLATION OF EXPOSE

Find out the translation of expose to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of expose from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «expose» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 使显露
• Translator English - Spanish: exponer
• English: expose
• Translator English - Hindi: बेनकाब
• Translator English - Arabic: فضح
• Translator English - Russian: подвергайте
• Translator English - Portuguese: expor
• Translator English - Bengali: প্রভাবাধীন করা
• Translator English - French: exposer
• Translator English - Malay: Mendedahkan
• Translator English - German: freilegen
• Translator English - Japanese: 露出する
• Translator English - Korean: 드러내어 보이다
• Translator English - Javanese: Mbedakake
• Translator English - Vietnamese: phơi ra
• Translator English - Tamil: அம்பலப்படுத்த
• Translator English - Marathi: उघड करा
• Translator English - Turkish: maruz bırakmak
• Translator English - Italian: rivelare
• Translator English - Polish: wystawiać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: піддавайте
• Translator English - Romanian: expune
• Translator English - Greek: εκθέσει
• Translator English - Afrikaans: bloot
• Translator English - Swedish: exponera
• Translator English - Norwegian: utsett

10 QUOTES WITH «EXPOSE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word expose.

1

Amy Adams

I would say that a lot of the characters I've been attracted to are very vulnerable and they expose themselves emotionally. Not so much in 'The Fighter,' not so much in 'The Master' - I think those are different.

2

Isabelle Adjani

I've learned that to expose yourself, to reveal yourself is a test of your humanness.

3

Ama Ata Aidoo

For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism. It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian.

4

Fede Alvarez

If you think about it, you can have the best CGI, but you can always tell that it is CGI. Your brain can spot that is not real even though you think it looks cool. Your brain knows the truth, so you don't jump and you don't scream. It was very important for me to expose the audience to real elements.

5

Jacques Audiard

If I ask my actors to bare themselves, to reveal themselves as almost naked, I have to bare myself, expose myself as well. That's what creates excitement.

6

Sean Berdy

The more people that learn sign language, the better. This is part of my life, but it's not part of everybody's life, so it's nice to expose this to the world.

7

Lee Bermejo

I think that comics can do things movies can't and vice versa. In my opinion, you only expose their weaknesses if you try too hard at making one exactly like the other.

8

David R. Brower

Once we open the door to the plutonium economy, we expose ourselves to absolutely terrible, horrifying risks from these people.

9

Margaret Carlson

As a columnist, I realize that whatever amount of corruption I expose, half my readers will block it out, although they may get a frisson of joy in the process.

10

Howard Carter

Towards sunset we had cleared down to the level of the 12th step, which was sufficient to expose a large part of the upper portion of a plastered and sealed doorway.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EXPOSE»

Discover the use of expose in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to expose and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Breakthrough: Our Guerilla War to Expose Fraud and Save ...

Now, in Breakthrough, O’Keefe chronicles the harrowing undercover investigation that opened America’s eyes to the chicanery of its state houses and the duplicity of the White House during one of the most compromised election campaigns ...

James O'Keefe, 2013

Expose 2: Finest Digital Art in the Known Universe

Divided into categories of fantasy, architectural, mechanical, transport, still life, environment, humor, abstract, character in repose and character in action EXPOSE 2 once again sets the standard as a yearbook of the best digital art.

Mark Snoswell, Daniel Wade, 2004

Expose: The Search Into the Secret, Shadowy World of ...

Have you ever wondered, "How does a psychic know things that no human being could know.

Mary L. Guy, 2008

Expose 6: Finest Digital Art in the Known Universe

With 334 inspiring images by 257 artists from forty-three countries, you will discover the very best work in twenty categories.

Daniel Wade, Paul Hellard, 2008

Expose and Destroy: Doing Targeted Prayer Warfare

Satan will like to stop you from reading this book in which his schemes have been exposed in great detail. The revelations in this book will make the kingdom of darkness vulnerable to the onslaught of prayer-warriors.

Onyechi Daniel, 2013

Expose and Uproot: Doing Targeted Prayer Warfare

Satan will like to stop you from reading this book in which his schemes have been exposed in great detail. The revelations in this book will make the kingdom of darkness vulnerable to the onslaught of prayer-warriors.

Onyechi Daniel, 2013

Friendship: An Expose

And how do you end a friendship that has run its course? In a wickedly entertaining anatomy of friendship in its contemporary guises, Joseph Epstein uncovers the rich and surprising truths about our favored companions.

Joseph Epstein, 2007

Expose

1945. The facts stated within this book intend in no way whatsoever to reflect upon the investigator, student or medium of psychic science, but are recorded with the desire to assist correct understanding of spirit return.

Mary Olson, 2003

Expose and Execute

John becomes the hunted instead of the hunter, while trying to expose and execute those responsible for framing and hanging his best friend for a murder he didn't commit.

Lyal LeClair Fox, 2003

How to identify, expose & correct liberal media bias

From the publishers of AND THAT'S THE WAY IT ISN'T: A REFERENCE GUIDE TO MEDIA BIAS--a book telling readers what THEY can do about liberal bias.

Brent H. Baker, Tim Graham, Steve Kaminsky, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EXPOSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term expose is used in the context of the following news items.

Defenders expose cab company controversy

A cab company is at the center of a controversy. What the Local 4 Defenders uncovered has caused the city to launch an investigation. «WDIV Detroit, Jul 15»

EXCLUSIVE: Mississauga man poses as child online to expose …

On the silver screen, Dirty Harry wielded a large gun and a murderous glare when he took the law into his own hands to mete out justice. «CityNews, Jul 15»

Rochester organization makes it a mission to expose prostitution

ROCHESTER, Minn. (KTTC) -- Every city has a dark side filled with sex and exploitation, including the Med City. Mission 21 made it a goal to ... «KTTC, Jul 15»

Glitches expose fear and vulnerability in the US

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, July 8, 2015. Hong Kong's main stock index plummeted ... «WNWO NBC 24, Jul 15»

Greece and China expose limits of 'whatever it takes'

For a world so confident that central banks can solve almost all economic ills, the dramas unfolding in Greece and China are sobering. «Gulf Times, Jul 15»

Pierre-Paul records leak, White House meeting expose HIPAA …

The Internet was abuzz Wednesday evening after ESPN pro football reporter Adam Schefter tweeted this photo of a medical record supposedly ... «MedCity News, Jul 15»

Internal Documents Expose Fossil Fuel Industry's Decades of …

Internal Documents Expose Fossil Fuel Industry's Decades of Deception on Climate Change. Elliott Negin, Union of Concerned Scientists | July ... «EcoWatch, Jul 15»

Rains expose tall claims of arrangements for monsoon

ISLAMABAD: The heavy spells of monsoon rain badly exposed poor drainage system in the capital as number of roads submerged in over ... «Daily Times, Jul 15»

Baba Tee And Yetunde Oduwole Expose Each Other's Secrets Online

Yoruba actor and comedian, Babatunde Bernard aka Baba Tee, and Yetunde Oduwole are currently going back and forth in a war of words, ... «Information Nigeria, Jul 15»

Sexual abuse inquiry provides opportunity to expose past failures

The sexual abuse of children has left "scars" on victims and society, the chair of the long-awaited independent inquiry into historical abuse has ... «BT.com, Jul 15»