| VERB | perception | show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate | give an exhibition of to an interested audience |
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| cognition | show, prove, demonstrate, establish, shew | establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment / experiment | |
| communication | show, testify, bear witness, prove, evidence | provide evidence for | |
| perception | show | make visible or noticeable | |
| creation | show, picture, depict, render | show in, or as in, a picture / picture | |
| communication | show, express, evince | give expression / expression to | |
| communication | show, indicate, point, designate | indicate a place, direction, person, or thing | |
| perception | show, show up | be or become visible or noticeable / noticeable | |
| communication | show, read, register, record | indicate a certain reading | |
| communication | show | give evidence of, as of records / records / records | |
| motion | show, usher | take (someone) to their seats / seats / seats, as in theaters or auditoriums | |
| competition | show | finish third or better in a horse or dog race | |
| NOUN | act | show | the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining |
| communication | show, display | something intended to communicate a particular impression | |
| communication | show | a social event involving a public performance or entertainment | |
| act | show, appearance | pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression |
| Sounds | show' | |
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| Rhymes | sideshow | |
| Meaning | Something intended to communicate a particular impression. | |
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| Synonym | display | |
| Narrower | big stick | A display of force or power |
| gaudery, pomp | cheap or pretentious / pretentious or vain display | |
| Broader | demonstration, demo | A visual presentation showing how something works |
| Spanish | exhibición, indicio, muestra, signo | |
| Catalan | exhibició, indici, signe | |
| Meaning | pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression. | |
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| Example | "that ceremony is just for show" | |
| Synonym | appearance | |
| Broader | pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning | The act of giving a false / false / false appearance |
| Spanish | apariencia | |
| Catalan | aparença | |
| Adjectives | showy | marked by ostentation but often tasteless |
| Meaning | Give an exhibition of to an interested audience. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s somebody with something | |
| Model | The parents show a French poem to the children; The parents show the children a French poem | |
| Example | "She shows her dogs frequently" | |
| Synonyms | demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate | |
| Narrower | bring home | make understandable and clear |
| Broader | show | make visible or noticeable |
| Spanish | demostrar, evidenciar, exhibir, manifestar, mostrar, obsequiar, presentar, revelar | |
| Catalan | demostrar, ensenyar, evidenciar, exhibir, mostrar, obsequiar, presentar, provar, revelar | |
| Nouns | show | the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining |
| show | a social event involving a public performance or entertainment | |
| showing | something shown to the public | |
| showing | the display of a motion picture | |
| Meaning | Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment / experiment. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture" | |
| Synonyms | prove, demonstrate, establish, shew | |
| Narrower | negate, contradict | prove negative |
| prove | prove formally | |
| prove oneself | show one's ability or courage | |
| stultify | prove to be of unsound mind or demonstrate someone's incompetence | |
| Broader | confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm | Establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts |
| Opposite | disprove, confute | prove to be false |
| Spanish | comprobar, demostrar, establecer, evidenciar, implantar, instaurar, instituir, mostrar, presentar, probar, revelar | |
| Catalan | demostrar, establir, evidenciar, implantar, instaurar, instituir, mostrar, presentar, provar, revelar | |
| Meaning | Provide evidence for. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | They show that there was a traffic accident | |
| Example | "The blood test showed that he was the father" | |
| Synonyms | testify, bear witness, prove, evidence | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Narrower | adduce, abduce, cite | Advance evidence for |
| attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence | Provide evidence for | |
| presume | constitute reasonable evidence for | |
| Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
| Spanish | declarar, demostrar, evidenciar, mostrar, presentar, prestar, probar, revelar, ser testigo, testificar, testimoniar | |
| Catalan | declarar, demostrar, evidenciar, mostrar, presentar, prestar, provar, revelar, testificar | |
| Meaning | make visible or noticeable. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
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| Cause to | see | perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight |
| Narrower | bring out, unveil, reveal | make visible |
| define, delineate | Show the form or outline of | |
| do justice | bring out fully or to advantage | |
| etch | Cause to stand out or be clearly defined or visible | |
| expose, exhibit, display | To show, make visible or apparent | |
| flash | expose or show briefly | |
| fly | Display in the air or cause to float | |
| give | Present to view | |
| peep | Cause to appear | |
| project | Project on a screen | |
| reflect | Show an image of | |
| screen | Project onto a screen for viewing | |
| show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate | Give an exhibition of to an interested audience | |
| See also | show off | display proudly |
| Opposite | hide, conceal | prevent from being seen or discovered |
| Spanish | aparecer, enseñar, evidenciar, mostrar, poner de manifiesto, presentar, revelar | |
| Catalan | ensenyar, mostrar, presentar, revelar | |
| Meaning | show in, or as in, a picture / picture. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | picture, depict, render | |
| Category | art, artistic creation, artistic production | The creation of beautiful or significant things |
| Narrower | illustrate | depict with an illustration |
| map | depict as if on a map | |
| Broader | represent, interpret | create an image or likeness of |
| Spanish | mostrar, pintar, retratar | |
| Catalan | retratar | |
| Meaning | Indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Example | "I showed the customer the glove section" | |
| Synonyms | indicate, point, designate | |
| Narrower | finger | Indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments |
| point | Indicate the presence of (game) by standing and pointing with the muzzle | |
| reflect | manifest or bring back | |
| signalize, signalise, point out, call attention | point out carefully and clearly | |
| Broader | inform | Impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to |
| Spanish | apuntar, demostrar, designar, enseñar, indicar, mostrar, presentar, probar, revelar, señalar | |
| Catalan | apuntar, assenyalar, demostrar, designar, ensenyar, indicar, mostrar, presentar, provar, revelar | |
| Meaning | Be or become visible or noticeable / noticeable. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Model | The moon will soon show | |
| Examples |
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| Synonym | show up | |
| Narrower | register | show in one's face |
| Broader | appear | Come into sight or view |
| Spanish | demostrar, destacar, mostrar, presentar, resaltar, revelar | |
| Catalan | demostrar, ensenyar, mostrar, presentar, ressaltar, revelar | |
| Meaning | indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero" | |
| Synonyms | read, register, record | |
| Narrower | say | Indicate |
| show | Give evidence of, as of records / records / records | |
| strike | Indicate (a certain time) by striking | |
| Broader | indicate | To state or express briefly |
| Spanish | marcar, registrar | |
| Catalan | enregistrar, marcar, registrar | |
| Meaning | Give evidence of, as of records / records / records. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The diary shows his distress that evening" | |
| Narrower | attest | Establish or verify the usage of |
| surcharge | show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given | |
| Broader | read, register, show, record | indicate a certain reading |
| Spanish | mostrar | |
| Meaning | Take (someone) to their seats / seats / seats, as in theaters or auditoriums. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "The usher showed us to our seats" | |
| Synonym | usher | |
| Narrower | marshal | Lead ceremoniously, as in a procession |
| Broader | lead, take, direct, conduct, guide | Take somebody somewhere |
| Spanish | guiar | |
| Catalan | anunciar, guiar, introduir | |
| Meaning | Finish third or better in a horse or dog race. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "he bet $2 on number six to show" | |
| Broader | race, run | compete in a race |
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