Word

show, v.
(showing, shown, shows)
freq. cnt. 405

give an exhibition of to an interested audience
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 204 freq. cnt.: 136 freq. cnt.: 40 freq. cnt.: 24 freq. cnt.: 4

demo demonstrate exhibit present show

sample sentences

"She shows her dogs frequently"
"We will demo the new software in Washington"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something
The parents %s a French poem to the children
The parents %s the children a French poem

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s somebody with something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

show showing show showing

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

presentment presentation presentation presentation

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

demonstration demonstration demonstrator

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

exhibitor

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

demo

semantic pointers

hyponym

bring home

hypernym

show

establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
<verb.cognition> freq. cnt.: 153 freq. cnt.: 63 freq. cnt.: 45 freq. cnt.: 23 freq. cnt.: 22

demonstrate establish prove shew show

sample sentences

"The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"
"The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

antonym

disprove

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

establishment

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

demonstrative

semantic pointers

hypernym

confirm, affirm, support, corroborate, substantiate, sustain

hyponym

prove oneself prove negate, contradict stultify

provide evidence for
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 68 freq. cnt.: 57 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

bear witness evidence prove show testify

sample sentences

"The blood test showed that he was the father"
"Her behavior testified to her incompetence"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
They %s that there was a traffic accident

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

evidence evidence evidence

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

testimony testimony testifier

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

law, jurisprudence

hyponym

evidence, manifest, certify, attest, demonstrate presume adduce, abduce, cite

hypernym

inform

make visible or noticeable
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 43 freq. cnt.: 43

show

sample sentences

"She showed her talent for cooking"
"Show me your etchings, please"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody

lexical pointers

antonym

hide

also see

show off

semantic pointers

hyponym

give reflect peep project do justice flash screen display, exhibit, expose fly reveal, bring out, unveil show, present, demonstrate, exhibit, demo etch define, delineate

cause

see

show in, or as in, a picture
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 42 freq. cnt.: 32 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4

depict picture render show

sample sentences

"This scene depicts country life"
"the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

depictive depiction picture depicting picture

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

picturing picture picture picture

semantic pointers

domain of synset (topic)

art, artistic creation, artistic production

hypernym

represent, interpret

hyponym

illustrate map

indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 114 freq. cnt.: 65 freq. cnt.: 25 freq. cnt.: 24

designate indicate point show

sample sentences

"I showed the customer the glove section"
"He pointed to the empty parking space"
"he indicated his opponents"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s that CLAUSE

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

indication

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

pointer pointer pointer

semantic pointers

hypernym

inform

hyponym

point finger point out, signalize, signalise, call attention reflect

give expression to
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 83 freq. cnt.: 59 freq. cnt.: 24

evince express show

sample sentences

"She showed her disappointment"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

verb frames

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

expressive expressible

semantic pointers

hyponym

sneer imply, connote burst out suggest, paint a picture, evoke imply give exude give vent, vent, ventilate formulate, phrase, word, articulate, give voice stress, emphasize, accentuate, emphasise, punctuate, accent menace beam smile

hypernym

convey

be or become visible or noticeable
<verb.perception> freq. cnt.: 15 freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 4

show show up

sample sentences

"His good upbringing really shows"
"The dirty side will show"

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
The moon will soon %s

verb frames

Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
The moon will soon %s

semantic pointers

hypernym

appear

hyponym

indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 16 freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2

read record register show