exhibit
part of speech
verb (exhibit, exhibits, exhibited, exhibiting); noun (an exhibit, exhibits)
meaning for a pupil
1) To exhibit means to show things publicly, especially in a museum or gallery: they exhibited our paintings. tree →
2) An exhibit is one object shown in a museum or exhibition. tree →
3) In the USA, an exhibit can mean a whole exhibition: a dinosaur exhibit. tree →
4) To exhibit means to show a feeling or sign: the dog exhibited fear. tree →
5) In court, an exhibit is a piece of evidence. tree →
sense in the lessons
School trips to museums, science centres and galleries: pupils look at exhibits and read labels, and must follow rules like «Do not touch» except at hands-on exhibits. At school, pupils exhibit their work at a science fair or art show. In science, animals «exhibit» behaviours. Phrases: on exhibit, museum exhibit, interactive exhibit, exhibit A, exhibit signs of.
examples
- Our art was exhibited in the school hall. tree →
- The dinosaur skeleton is the biggest exhibit in the museum. tree →
- Please do not touch the exhibits. tree →
- The science centre has lots of hands-on exhibits. tree →
- The patient exhibited signs of a fever. tree →
- We visited a new space exhibit at the museum. tree →
- The Leopard exhibited one by one the various spots which decorated his skin. tree →
note
The «h» is silent: «ig-ZIB-it». Regular verb: exhibited. Noun: exhibition (a whole show), exhibitor (person who exhibits). In British English an «exhibit» is usually one object and an «exhibition» is the whole show; in American English «exhibit» is used for both.
In the corpora
- In a museum you do not touch exhibits unless signs say you can, because they can be old and fragile.
- In a museum or gallery, do not touch exhibits unless signs say you can, because they can be old and fragile.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «exhibit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.