Meaning of "show" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHOW

Old English scēawian; related to Old High German scouwōn to look, Old Norse örskār careful, Greek thuoskoos seer.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF SHOW

show  [ʃəʊ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHOW

Show is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

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

See the conjugation of the verb show in English.

WHAT DOES SHOW MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Show

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Definition of show in the English dictionary

The first definition of show in the dictionary is to make, be, or become visible or noticeable. Other definition of show is to present to view; exhibit. Show is also to indicate or explain; prove.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHOW

PRESENT

Present

I show

you show

he/she/it shows

we show

you show

they show

Present continuous

I am showing

you are showing

he/she/it is showing

we are showing

you are showing

they are showing

Present perfect

I have showed

you have showed

he/she/it has showed

we have showed

you have showed

they have showed

Present perfect continuous

I have been showing

you have been showing

he/she/it has been showing

we have been showing

you have been showing

they have been showing

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 showed

you showed

he/she/it showed

we showed

you showed

they showed

Past continuous

I was showing

you were showing

he/she/it was showing

we were showing

you were showing

they were showing

Past perfect

I had showed

you had showed

he/she/it had showed

we had showed

you had showed

they had showed

Past perfect continuous

I had been showing

you had been showing

he/she/it had been showing

we had been showing

you had been showing

they had been showing

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

FUTURE

Future

I will show

you will show

he/she/it will show

we will show

you will show

they will show

Future continuous

I will be showing

you will be showing

he/she/it will be showing

we will be showing

you will be showing

they will be showing

Future perfect

I will have showed

you will have showed

he/she/it will have showed

we will have showed

you will have showed

they will have showed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been showing

you will have been showing

he/she/it will have been showing

we will have been showing

you will have been showing

they will have been showing

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

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would show

you would show

he/she/it would show

we would show

you would show

they would show

Conditional continuous

I would be showing

you would be showing

he/she/it would be showing

we would be showing

you would be showing

they would be showing

Conditional perfect

I would have show

you would have show

he/she/it would have show

we would have show

you would have show

they would have show

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been showing

you would have been showing

he/she/it would have been showing

we would have been showing

you would have been showing

they would have been showing

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

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you show
we let´s show
you show

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to show

Past participle

showed

Present Participle

showing

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 «SHOW»

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

synonyms of show

accompany · accord · affectation · air · appear · appearance · array · arrive · attend · beam · bestow · broadcast · come · conduct · confer · convey · demonstrate · describe · direct · disclose · display · divulge · drama · entertainment · escort · evidence · evince · exhibit · exhibition · explain · expo · exposition · express · extravaganza · fair · flag up · grant · guide · illusion · illustrate · impression · indicate · instruct · lead · likeness · manifest · materialize · musical · ostentation · pageant · pageantry · parade · performance · play · podcast · point out · pose · present · presentation · pretence · pretext · production · profession · programme · prove · register · relay · reveal · semblance · show up · sight · spectacle · steer · teach · televise · transmit · turn up · unveil · usher · view

TRANSLATION OF SHOW

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

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

• Translator English - Chinese: 表示
• Translator English - Spanish: espectáculo
• English: show
• Translator English - Hindi: शो
• Translator English - Arabic: مَعْرِض
• Translator English - Russian: показ
• Translator English - Portuguese: demonstração
• Translator English - Bengali: প্রদর্শনী
• Translator English - French: spectacle
• Translator English - Malay: Tunjukkan
• Translator English - German: Vorstellung
• Translator English - Japanese: ショー
• Translator English - Korean: 표시
• Translator English - Javanese: Tampilake
• Translator English - Vietnamese: buổi biểu diễn
• Translator English - Tamil: நிகழ்ச்சி
• Translator English - Marathi: शो
• Translator English - Turkish: göstermek
• Translator English - Italian: manifestazione
• Translator English - Polish: widowisko
• Translator English - Ukrainian: показ
• Translator English - Romanian: demonstrație
• Translator English - Greek: έκφραση
• Translator English - Afrikaans: show
• Translator English - Swedish: show
• Translator English - Norwegian: forestilling

10 QUOTES WITH «SHOW»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word show.

1

Roone Arledge

I think people tuned in a lot to see Barbara when she first came here and they just didn't like the show they saw. I think it was dull. It was sterile.

2

Ishmael Beah

I had gone to a talent show - I was interested in American hip-hop music - with my older brother, to another town, and my town was attacked. I went from having an entire family to the next minute not having anything. It was very painful.

3

Dierks Bentley

I always say the best applause you can get is when you walk from backstage up to your microphone at a concert. It's also nice to walk up to the mike at an awards show, and that applause is great, too, but the best is when your fans are cheering for you.

4

Daisy Berkowitz

It's great, because different groups of kids can laugh at each other and still enjoy the show.

5

Demian Bichir

You don't need tons of money to create art. You do need tons of money to be a part of show business. They are two different things.

6

Shane Black

I'm ashamed to say this, but I watched every episode of 'Starsky and Hutch' as a kid. I loved that show, but now I think it's stupid - they'd have a car chase for no reason, then Paul Michael Glaser would shoot the car and it would blow up.

7

Steven Blum

'Toonami' was a tremendous vehicle, delivering the art of Japanese animation to a massive audience that may have otherwise never experienced it. I feel an immense debt of gratitude to everyone involved with the show and to every fan who supported it.

8

Kurt Braunohler

Auditions are just torture. I'm trying to get better at it. It's a very difficult thing to do. You go into a tiny room with a camera with somebody who is doing this with 100 other people, and they're so bored, and then you have to be like, 'Hey! I'm gonna show you what I got!'

9

Ciara Bravo

'Big Time Rush' was a great show, and I had some great experiences. It allowed me to become more of a comedic actress, which is also a great skill to have. But there wasn't a whole lot of tragedy in there. Not quite as dark as 'Red Band Society.' So I've been very lucky to have been able to grow in that sense, just through moving to FOX.

10

Danny Brown

I dress for a certain type of girl that I like. Women dress for us, they dress to attract us, so we should at least show that gratitude to them, you know what I'm saying?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOW»

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

The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution

Lays out evidence in defense of the theory of evolution and provides a summary of evolutionary biology, with detailed explanations of scientific concepts.

Richard Dawkins, 2009

Killer Show: The Station Nightclub Fire, America's Deadliest ...

The definitive book on The Station nightclub fire on the 10th anniversary of the disaster

John Barylick, 2012

Mr. Show - what happened?

Written by Naomi Odenkirk, this book chronicles Bob and David's journey from before their first awkward meeting to the taping of their final episode.

Naomi Odenkirk, 2003

Freak Show

Meet Billy Bloom, new student at the ultra-white, ultra-rich, ultra-conservative Dwight D. Eisenhower Academy and drag queen extraordinaire.

James St. James, 2008

Freak Show: Presenting Human Oddities for Amusement and Profit

Traces the history of freak shows, describes the deceptions used in marketing carnival attractions, and looks at changing public attitudes

Robert Bogdan, 1990

Show Me How: 500 Things You Should Know Instructions for ...

Show Me How is a revolutionary reimagining of the reference genre, one part how-to guide, one part graphic art showpiece, and one part pure inspiration.

Lauren Smith, Derek Fagerstrom, 2008

The Horse Show Mom's Survival Guide

With warm and encouraging humor, sound advice, and illustrative true-life adventures from the worlds of Western, hunter/jumper, combined training, and dressage competition, The Horse Show Mom's Survival Guide is an essential "leg up" for ...

Susan S. Daniels, 2005

Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of ...

Examines the ways in which television has transformed public discourse--in politics, education, religion, science, and elsewhere--into a form of entertainment that undermines exposition, explanation and knowledge, in a special anniversary ...

Neil Postman, 2006

ALL Business is Show Business: Strategies for Earning ...

Scott McKain has discovered what the film, television, and music industries have known for years: to be successful, you must create an emotional link with your audience.

Scott McKain, 2002

Hatch Show Print: The History of a Great American Poster Shop

Hatch Show Print: The History of a Great American Poster Shop is the fully illustrated tour of this iconic institution, offering a glimpse into the history of American entertainment through dynamic and distinctive posters from the 1800s to ...

Jim Sherrarden, Elek Horvath, Paul Kingsbury, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOW»

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

A Brief History of Obama's Daily Show Appearances

President Obama will travel to New York on Tuesday to make his final appearance on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart at the helm. Stewart is stepping down in ... «TIME, Jul 15»

Judd Apatow slams Bill Cosby during blistering Tonight Show stand …

Judd Apatow brought his crusade against Bill Cosby to Monday's edition of The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, blasting the 78-year-old during a stand-up set ... «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»

In pictures: Paris Air Show 2015

The 51st edition of the Paris Air Show got off to a rather gloomy start, with a gray sky threatening to spoil all the static and in-the-air fun. Thankfully, the rain never ... «Gizmag, Jun 15»

Jeb Bush slow jams on the 'Tonight Show'

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon" and slow jammed the news. «CNN, Jun 15»

Everything You Need to Know About David Letterman's Final Show

Wednesday night, after more than a decade hosting Late Night with David Letterman and more than two decades hosting Late Show with David Letterman, the ... «TIME, May 15»

DaveWatch: Countdown to Letterman's Last 'Late Show,' Day 3

With only two episodes of the Late Show left to go after this one, we'd have happily watched even if the show had consisted entirely of Dave chatting up post ... «RollingStone.com, May 15»

'Simpsons' Star Harry Shearer Tweets He Is Leaving Show

Actor Harry Shearer, who voices the characters, tweeted early Thursday that he was leaving the show after 26 seasons. Shearer suggested that his apparent ... «NBCNews.com, May 15»

DaveWatch: Countdown to Letterman's Last 'Late Show,' Day 6

UPDATE: The final guests to appear on the last week of David Letterman's Late Show have been announced. Dave Itzkoff of The New York Times reports that ... «RollingStone.com, May 15»

'American Idol' Cancelled: Reality Show Ending After Season 15

The final season of the show will be a “celebratory event,” our sister site Variety reports. The 2016 season will pay tribute to the past 14 seasons of contestants ... «Hollywood Life, May 15»

DaveWatch: Countdown to Letterman's Last 'Late Show,' Day 14

It's impossible to do over 6,000 episodes of a talk show without delivering a few duds — even when you're on your victory lap and have on one of your best ... «RollingStone.com, May 15»