Meaning

2 senses
  1. An occasion when something is shown.

    We went to the midnight showing of the new horror movie.

    Vorführung

    something shown to the public

  2. A result, a judgement.

    He made a poor showing at his first time at bat.

Translations

3 languages
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By meaning 1
occasion:

Origin

From Middle English schewyng, schewinge, from Old English sċēawung (“a looking at, contemp

From Middle English schewyng, schewinge, from Old English sċēawung (“a looking at, contemplation, consideration; respect, regard; survey, examination; a show, appearance, pretense”), from Proto-West Germanic *skauwungu, from Proto-Germanic *skawwungō, equivalent to show + -ing. Cognate with Dutch schouwing (“inspection, survey”), German Schauung (“vision”).

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Forms

plural: showings

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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