show

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃoʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shō)

Inflections of 'show' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
shows
v 3rd person singular
showing
v pres p
showed
v past
shown
v past p
showed
v past p (Less common)

Collocations for "show"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "show" in context.

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show

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
v
  1. show [a house, an apartment]
  2. show [an ad, a movie]
  3. show and tell
  4. (that) shows [dedication, commitment]
  5. show (some) interest
  6. not showing [much, any] interest (in)
  7. show [an increase, a decrease] (in)
  8. show a [significant, strong, unexpected] change
  9. is showing some [improvement, promise]
  10. show [signs, evidence] of
  11. show me your [hands, dog, new toys]
  12. showed us the way (to)
  13. show me what you have
  14. show me some support
  15. show you (that) I am [serious, telling the truth]
  16. show [everyone, the world] that
  17. show that I [care for, love] her
  18. showed me how to [build, make, finish]
  19. you sure showed him!
  20. you're showing your age
  21. show you to the [door, exit]
  22. [I'll, let me] show you out
  23. just [serves, goes] to show
  24. the [stain, mark] didn't show
  25. vulgar, slang: does my [ass, butt, belly] show in this?
  26. [11 weeks] (pregnant) and (is) starting to show
  27. show off your (new) [car, toy, phone]
  28. stop showing off!
  29. showed up uninvited
  30. showed her up (in front of her friends)
n
  1. a [TV, television, radio, theater] show
  2. an [online, internet] show
  3. a [game, talk, talent, cooking, comedy] show
  4. [take part, appear, play] on a [game] show
  5. the [school, class, end-of-year] show
  6. a [good, bad, funny, sad, great] show
  7. a [morning, evening, nighttime, daytime] show
  8. a [daily, weekly, monthly] show
  9. a [car, trade, travel, boat] show
  10. the annual [car] show
  11. go to (see) a show (at)
  12. [present, direct, produce] a show
  13. dinner and a show
  14. sexually explicit: gave him a show (in the bedroom)
  15. [make, put on] a [poor, sorry] show
  16. put on quite a show (for)
  17. [is, went] on show
  18. let's [have, see] a show of hands
  19. a show of [art, sculptures, painting]
  20. in a show of [wealth, courage, strength, skill, support]
  21. there was another no-show today at [school, university]
  22. UK: had her (bloody) show
n as adj
  1. [singing, performing] show tunes
  2. in the show notes
  3. (tour of) one of their show homes
  4. [was, faced] a show trial
'show' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
April - February - ID - May - Russian - Spanish - Sunday - ability - about - act - acumen - addicted - adjust - advisory - affair - affection - air - alien - always - amazing - ambition - anger - apex - apology - appreciation - arabic - archive - arrow - art - artwork - availability - backbone - badge - bang - banter - basic - beacon - bed - best - binge - boat - bold - bomb - boob - boss - bow - brash - break - breathe - broadcast

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