demonstrate
part of speech
verb (demonstrate, demonstrates, demonstrated, demonstrating)
meaning for a pupil
1) To demonstrate is to show how something works or how to do something. tree →
2) To demonstrate is to prove or show clearly that something is true. tree →
3) To demonstrate is to show a feeling or quality by what you do. tree →
4) To demonstrate is to march or gather with others in public to show you support or are against something. tree →
sense in the lessons
In school, teachers demonstrate experiments and pupils demonstrate their working in maths: «demonstrate that 12 is even». In the news, people demonstrate in the streets. Exam questions use it formally: «Demonstrate your answer with a diagram». Phrases: demonstrate how, demonstrate that, demonstrate against.
examples
- The teacher demonstrated how to light the Bunsen burner safely. tree →
- Can you demonstrate how the robot moves? tree →
- This experiment demonstrates that air takes up space. tree →
- Show your working to demonstrate that your answer is correct. tree →
- She demonstrated great courage when she rescued the puppy. tree →
- Thousands of people demonstrated against the new road. tree →
- The coach demonstrated the kick, then we tried it. tree →
- He would have shown his weapons and demonstrated how he used them, and with what slash he chipped his victim, and with what slice he chopped him. tree →
note
Forms: demonstrated, demonstrating. Nouns: demonstration (also «demo», informal), demonstrator. Stress: DEM-on-strate. In maths «demonstrate» means «prove or show clearly with working», not just give the answer.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «demonstrate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.