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Definición y significado de show
Definición
show (n.)
1.the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining"a remarkable show of skill"
2.pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression"they try to keep up appearances" "that ceremony is just for show"
3.a social event involving a public performance or entertainment"they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"
4.something intended to communicate a particular impression"made a display of strength" "a show of impatience" "a good show of looking interested"
5.(abstract)proof by a process of argument or a series of proposition proving an asserted conclusion
show (v.)
1.establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment"The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound" "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"
2.indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments"The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero" "The gauge read `empty'"
3.give evidence of, as of records"The diary shows his distress that evening"
4.indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively"I showed the customer the glove section" "He pointed to the empty parking space" "he indicated his opponents"
5.give expression to"She showed her disappointment"
6.provide evidence for"The blood test showed that he was the father" "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
7.finish third or better in a horse or dog race"he bet $2 on number six to show"
8.show in, or as in, a picture"This scene depicts country life" "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"
9.take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums"The usher showed us to our seats"
10.make visible or noticeable"She showed her talent for cooking" "Show me your etchings, please"
11.be or become visible or noticeable"His good upbringing really shows" "The dirty side will show"
12.make clear and visible"The article revealed the policies of the government"
13.give an exhibition of to an interested audience"She shows her dogs frequently" "We will demo the new software in Washington"
14.to show, make visible or apparent"The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month" "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?" "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship"
15.appear in a show, on T.V. or radio"The news won't be on tonight"
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Merriam Webster
ShowShow (?), v. t. [imp. Showed (?); p. p. Shown (?) or Showed; p. pr. & vb. n. Showing. It is sometimes written shew, shewed, shewn, shewing.] [OE. schowen, shewen, schewen, shawen, AS. sceáwian, to look, see, view; akin to OS. scaw�n, OFries. skawia, D. schouwen, OHG. scouw�n, G. schauen, Dan. skue, Sw. sk�da, Icel. sko�a, Goth. usskawjan to waken, skuggwa a mirror, Icel. skuggy shade, shadow, L. cavere to be on one's guard, Gr. ��� to mark, perceive, hear, Skr. kavi wise. Cf. Caution, Scavenger, Sheen.]
1. To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and often with an indirect object denoting the person or thing seeing or beholding; as, to show a house; show your colors; shopkeepers show customers goods (show goods to customers).
Go thy way, shew thyself to the priest. Matt. viii. 4.
Nor want we skill or art from whence to raise
Magnificence; and what can heaven show more? Milton.
2. To exhibit to the mental view; to tell; to disclose; to reveal; to make known; as, to show one's designs.
Shew them the way wherein they must walk. Ex. xviii. 20.
If it please my father to do thee evil, then I will shew it thee, and send thee away. 1 Sam. xx. 13.
3. Specifically, to make known the way to (a person); hence, to direct; to guide; to asher; to conduct; as, to show a person into a parlor; to show one to the door.
4. To make apparent or clear, as by evidence, testimony, or reasoning; to prove; to explain; also, to manifest; to evince; as, to show the truth of a statement; to show the causes of an event.
I 'll show my duty by my timely care. Dryden.
5. To bestow; to confer; to afford; as, to show favor.
Shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me. Ex. xx. 6.
To show forth, to manifest; to publish; to proclaim. -- To show his paces, to exhibit the gait, speed, or the like; -- said especially of a horse. -- To show off, to exhibit ostentatiously. -- To show up, to expose. [Colloq.]
ShowShow, v. i. [Written also shew.]
1. To exhibit or manifest one's self or itself; to appear; to look; to be in appearance; to seem.
Just such she shows before a rising storm. Dryden.
All round a hedge upshoots, and shows
At distance like a little wood. Tennyson.
2. To have a certain appearance, as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.
My lord of York, it better showed with you. Shak.
To show off, to make a show; to display one's self.
ShowShow (?), n. [Formerly written also shew.]
1. The act of showing, or bringing to view; exposure to sight; exhibition.
2. That which os shown, or brought to view; that which is arranged to be seen; a spectacle; an exhibition; as, a traveling show; a cattle show.
As for triumphs, masks, feasts, and such shows. Bacon.
3. Proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp.
I envy none their pageantry and show. Young.
4. Semblance; likeness; appearance.
He through the midst unmarked,
In show plebeian angel militant
Of lowest order, passed. Milton.
5. False semblance; deceitful appearance; pretense.
Beware of the scribes, . . . which devour widows' houses, and for a shew make long prayers. Luke xx. 46. 47.
6. (Med.) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked with blood, occuring a short time before labor.
7. (Mining) A pale blue flame, at the top of a candle flame, indicating the presence of fire damp. Raymond.
Show bill, a broad sheet containing an advertisement in large letters. -- Show box, a box xontaining some object of curiosity carried round as a show. -- Show card, an advertising placard; also, a card for displaying samples. -- Show case, a gla�ed case, box, or cabinet for displaying and protecting shopkeepers' wares, articles on exhibition in museums, etc. -- Show glass, a glass which displays objects; a mirror. -- Show of hands, a raising of hands to indicate judgment; as, the vote was taken by a show of hands. -- Show stone, a piece of glass or crystal supposed to have the property of exhibiting images of persons or things not present, indicating in that way future events.
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Sinónimos
show (n.)
show (n.) (abstract)
monstrance, demonstration (abstract), display (abstract)
show (v.)
accompany, accord, act up to, air, attest, bear witness, be a tribute to, be on, bespeak, bestow, clarify, comply with, confer, demo, demonstrate, depict, depose, designate, disclose, display, divulge, establish, evidence, evince, exhibit, explain, expose, express, follow, fulfil, fulfill, get on, give evidence, grant, illustrate, indicate, live up to, manifest, obey, observe, perform, picture, point, point at, present, produce evidence of, produce proof of, prove, read, record, redeem, register, render, reveal, shew, show off, show up, substantiate, teach, testify, usher, witness, witness to
show (v. trans.)
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Ver también
show (n.)
show (v.)
↘ attestation, certificate, convincing, exhibitioner, exhibitor, expressible, expression, exteriorisation, exteriorization, externalisation, externalization, good word, justificative, justificatory, performance, proof, provable, public presentation, recommendation, shower, speech, substantiation, testimonial, unprovable, verification, vindicatory ≠ belie, conceal, confute, disguise, dispose of, disprove, gloss over, hide, hide away, obscure, refute
Frases
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Diccionario analógico
show (n.)
spectacle vivant (fr)[Classe]
show (n.)
[abstract]
show (n.)
show (n.)
social event[Hyper.]
show (n.)
demo, demonstration[Hyper.]
show (v.)
certifier (fr)[Classe]
expliquer (fr)[Classe]
show (v.)
show (v.)
read, record, register, show[Hyper.]
show (v.)
inform[Hyper.]
cursor, pointer - hand, pointer - arrow, pointer - denotation, indication[Dérivé]
show (v.)
rendre perceptible à la vue (fr)[Classe]
manifest; display; express; show; evince[ClasseHyper.]
convey[Hyper.]
expressive, revealing, telling - expressible[Dérivé]
show (v.)
point to; point towards; point out; indicate[Classe]
(witness), (expression)[termes liés]
show (v.)
dash, jog, race, run[Hyper.]
show (v.)
show (v.)
conduct, direct, guide, lead, take[Hyper.]
guide, usher[Dérivé]
show (v.)
show (v.)
appear[Hyper.]
show (v.)
show (v.)
show[Hyper.]
display, exhibit, showing - exhibition - exposure[Dérivé]
show (v.)
air[Hyper.]
show (v. intr.)
[(through)]
show (v. tr.)
give evidence of; bespeak; show[ClasseHyper.]
(skilfully; cleverly)[termes liés]
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