Meaning

4 senses
  1. (transitive)To show how to use (something).

    Can you demonstrate the new tools for us?

    demonstrieren

    пока́зыватьpokázyvatʹ, показа́тьpokazátʹ, демонстри́роватьdemonstrírovatʹ

  2. To show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation.

    demonstrieren, aufzeigen

    демонстри́роватьdemonstrírovatʹ, продемонстри́роватьprodemonstrírovatʹ

  3. (intransitive)To participate in or organize a demonstration.

    Those people outside are demonstrating against the election results.

    demonstrieren

  4. (transitive)To show, display, or present; to prove or make evident

More definitions
  • march in protest; take part in a demonstration
  • establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
  • provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes
  • give an exhibition of to an interested audience

Examples

154 sentences
  1. The students demonstrated against the new government.

    Студенти влаштували демонстрацію проти нового уряду.

    ruСтуденты вышли на демонстрацию против нового правительства.

    deDie Studenten demonstrierten gegen die neue Regierung.

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  2. Allow me to demonstrate.

    Дозвольте мені продемонструвати.

    ruПозволь мне продемонстрировать.

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  3. Tom demonstrated how the device worked.

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  4. Tom demonstrated how the machine worked.

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  5. Tom demonstrated how to core an apple.

    deTom zeigte mir, wie man das Gehäuse eines Apfels entfernt.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
to show how to use something:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
to show how to use something:
to show the steps taken to create a logical argument or equation:

Origin

Borrowed from Latin dēmonstrātus, the perfect passive participle of dēmonstrō (“to show, p

Borrowed from Latin dēmonstrātus, the perfect passive participle of dēmonstrō (“to show, point at”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with French démontrer.

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Forms

demonstrates, demonstrating, demonstrated, demonstrated
Base formdemonstrate · to demonstrate
3rd person singulardemonstrates
Present participledemonstrating
Past simpledemonstrated
Past participledemonstrated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theydemonstrate
he, she, itdemonstrates

Past simpleLesson

all personsdemonstrated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave demonstrated
he, she, ithas demonstrated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill demonstrate

Synonyms

12 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

16 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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