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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)

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Sense: Noun: exhibition
Synonyms:
presentation Collocations, exhibition Collocations, exhibit Collocations (US), art exhibit (US), display Collocations, demonstration Collocations, demo (informal), program Collocations, programme (UK), showing, appearance Collocations, art show, flower show, boat show, home show, dog show, public viewing, public display
Sense: Verb: exhibit
Synonyms:
show off, display Collocations, exhibit Collocations, manifest, present Collocations, expose Collocations, flaunt, unveil Collocations, put sth on show, put sth on display
Sense: Noun: public performance
Synonyms:
production Collocations, representation Collocations, spectacle, play Collocations, stage play, musical Collocations, act Collocations, concert Collocations, pageant Collocations, entertainment Collocations, film Collocations, movie Collocations, drama Collocations, theater, theatre Collocations (UK), burlesque, light show, comedy Collocations, cinema Collocations, carnival, showing, circus, talk show (US), chat show (UK), soap Collocations, soap opera, TV show, TV programme (mainly UK), programme (mainly UK)
Sense: Noun: pretense
Synonyms:
sham Collocations, pretense, pretence (UK), front Collocations, false front, false pretenses, false pretences (UK), masquerade, façade, make-believe, playacting, appearances, semblance, superficiality, surface Collocations, theatrics
Sense: Verb: explain
Synonyms:
tell Collocations, reveal Collocations, explain Collocations, spell out, shed light on, shed light upon, make clear, clarify Collocations
Sense: Verb: prove
Synonyms:
prove Collocations, determine Collocations, attest Collocations, confirm Collocations, go to show (informal), evidence Collocations, evince, signal Collocations, be a sure sign of, be a sign of
Sense: Verb: highlight
Synonyms:
show up, point up, highlight Collocations, flag up, signal Collocations, demonstrate Collocations, make sth clear, emphasize Collocations, emphasise (UK), accentuate, bring out
Sense: Verb: express
Synonyms:
express Collocations, get across, put across, convey Collocations, manifest, make sth plain, make sth known, make sth clear, present Collocations, demonstrate Collocations
Sense: Verb: convince
Synonyms:
teach Collocations, prove to, demonstrate to, persuade Collocations, convince Collocations, illustrate Collocations, make sb see, make it clear to sb that
Sense: Verb: guide
Synonyms:
guide Collocations, lead Collocations, usher Collocations, direct Collocations, escort Collocations, steer Collocations, walk Collocations, see Collocations, take Collocations, bring Collocations, accompany, chaperon, chaperone
Sense: Verb: grant
Synonyms:
confer Collocations, bestow, dispense Collocations, give Collocations, grant Collocations
Sense: Verb: indicate
Synonyms:
indicate, register Collocations, signal Collocations, point to, point Collocations, designate, note Collocations, record Collocations, mirror Collocations, say Collocations, display Collocations
Sense: Verb: arrive - informal
Synonyms:
show up (informal), turn up, arrive Collocations, come Collocations, make an appearance, show your face (informal), show yourself, appear Collocations, get here, be here, be there, be present, go Collocations, attend Collocations, pitch up (informal), rock up (slang)
Sense: Verb: broadcast
Synonyms:
broadcast Collocations, screen Collocations, air Collocations, relay Collocations, televise, transmit, put on, hold a showing of
Sense: Verb: be obvious
Synonyms:
show up, stand out, be obvious, be visible, be conspicuous, be noticeable, stick out like a sore thumb (informal), be blindingly obvious, be there for all to see, be easy to see, be seen, be plain

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