show
part of speech
verb, noun (show, shows, showed, shown, showing)
meaning for a pupil
1) To show is to let someone see something. tree →
2) To show is to explain how to do something: show me how to tie a knot. tree →
3) To show is to make something clear: the graph shows the results. tree →
4) A show is something to watch, like a play, a concert or a TV programme. tree →
5) A show is also an event where things are displayed, like a flower show or an art show. tree →
sense in the lessons
Maths: «show your work» (write the steps); a graph or table shows data; times of a show (start, end, length) or ticket costs. Everyday: TV shows, show and tell at school, a talent show, show off (boast), show up (arrive).
examples
- And he said: 'Show me, I pray Thee, Thy glory.' (Torah EXO.33.18, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the LORD showed him all the land, even Gilead as far as Dan; (Torah DEU.34.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- a nation of fierce countenance, that shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favour to the young. (Torah DEU.28.50, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the LORD showed me four craftsmen. (Prophets ZEC.2.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- And Elijah went to show himself unto Ahab. (Prophets 1KI.18.2, JPS 1917) tree →
- Why dost Thou show me iniquity, and beholdest mischief? (Prophets HAB.1.3, JPS 1917) tree →
- The show lasts 90 minutes. tree →
- Tickets for the show cost $8. tree →
- Show your work. tree →
- The graph shows how many books each child read. tree →
- It is my turn for show and tell. tree →
- Can you show me the way to the library? tree →
- Our class put on a puppet show. tree →
- Stop showing off on your bike! tree →
- Will ye show me the way?" tree →
note
Past showed; past participle shown (or showed). Times of a show (start, end, length) or ticket costs; «show» in instructions has no number clue. Trap: none. «Show» (let see) is not «tell» (say in words).
In the corpora
- That is the thing which I spoke unto Pharaoh: what God is about to do He hath shown unto Pharaoh.
- and showing mercy unto the thousandth generation of them that love Me and keep My commandments.
- And see that thou make them after their pattern, which is being shown thee in the mount.
- And thou shalt rear up the tabernacle according to the fashion thereof which hath been shown thee in the mount.
- Hollow with planks shalt thou make it; as it hath been shown thee in the mount, so shall they make it.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «show» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.