show
A play, dance, or other entertainmentA play, dance, or other entertainment.
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» Mary showed the letter to me.
Mary hat mir den Brief gezeigt. — Eldad
Maria zeigte mir den Brief. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Мэри показала мне письмо. — corvard
Мері показала мені листа. — deniko
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19 senses(countable)A play, dance, or other entertainment.
There were a thousand people at the show.
Show, Schau
представле́ниеpredstavlénije, шо́уšóu, спекта́кльspektáklʹ
виста́ваvystáva, спекта́кльspektáklʹ, шо́уšóu
(countable)An exhibition of items.
art show; dog show
(countable)A broadcast program, especially a light entertainment program.
radio show; television show
They performed in the show.
Sendung, Programm
програ́ммаprográmma, телепрогра́ммаteleprográmma, шо́уšóu
(countable)A movie.
Let's catch a show.
(Australia, New Zealand, countable)An agricultural exhibition.
I'm taking the kids to the show on Tuesday.
вы́ставкаvýstavka
ви́ставкаvýstavka, експози́ціяekspozýcija
(countable, uncountable)A project or presentation.
Let's get on with the show.
Let's get this show on the road.
(countable)A demonstration.
show of force
Demonstration, Schau
демонстра́цияdemonstrácija, пока́зpokáz
(uncountable)Mere display or pomp with no substance. (Usually seen in the phrases “all show” and “for show”.)
The dog sounds ferocious but it's all show.
(countable, uncountable)Outward appearance; wileful or deceptive appearance.
(countable, uncountable)The major leagues.
He played AA ball for years, but never made it to the show.
(countable, uncountable)A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occurring a short time before labor.
(countable, slang, uncountable)A battle; local conflict.
- an act or social event involving a public performance or entertainment
- pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
- something intended to communicate a particular impression
Examples
7380 sentencesMary showed the letter to me.
Мері показала мені листа. — deniko
ruМэри показала мне письмо. — corvard
deMary hat mir den Brief gezeigt. — Eldad
Please show me your detailed plan.
Будь ласка, покажи мені свій детальний план. — deniko
That movie was shown on television.
Цей фільм показали по телебаченню. — ascolto
Could you show me this bag?
Ви не могли б показати мені цю сумку? — deniko
ruМогли бы вы показать мне эту сумку? — Hellerick
deKönnten Sie mir diese Tasche zeigen? — mayabe
Could you show me the campus?
Чи не могли б ви показати мені кампус? — rmdas
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 4
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English schewe, from the verb (schewen). Variant of shove, itself a variant oFrom Middle English schewe, from the verb (schewen).
Variant of shove, itself a variant of shive.
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Forms
plural: showsSynonyms
13 synonyms- pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression:appearance
- something intended to communicate a particular impression:display
Word family
167 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- show up at
- didn't show up
- want to show
- never showed up
- please show
- to show up
- one who showed
- will show up
- showed up late
- show up on
- show up for
- going to show
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.