show
To let someone see something.
To present or display something so that it can be seen by others.
An event or program made to entertain people.
A performance, program, or event intended to entertain an audience, often on stage, television, or radio.
To help someone learn by doing it in front of them.
To demonstrate or explain how something works or how to do something.
To let other people see a feeling or fact by what you do or say.
To make a quality, feeling, or fact visible, noticeable, or clear to others.
When someone shows a feeling or support by what they do.
An outward display of a particular quality, emotion, or support for something.
- Base: show
- Plural: shows
- Base: show
- 3rd Person Singular: shows
- Present Participle: showing
- Past: showed
- Past Participle: shown
- Irregular past participle: shown Verb
all talk and no show
1talking without visible action or result
When someone says they will do things but never does them in a way people can see.
- He's all talk and no show when it comes to helping out.
- They promised big changes but were all talk and no show.
on show
1publicly displayed for viewing
Being in a place where people can look at it.
- The paintings are now on show at the gallery.
- Her work will be on show next month.
show off
1display abilities or possessions proudly
To try to make people notice and admire what you have or can do.
- He's always showing off his new car.
- She likes to show off her cooking skills.
show up
1arrive where expected or arranged
To arrive at a place where people are waiting for you.
- He finally showed up an hour late.
- Only three people showed up for the meeting.
steal the show
1Attract all attention and praise
To get all the attention and praise in an event or performance, even more than others expected to get it.
- Her performance completely stole the show.
- Her performance completely stole the show at the festival.
- The little boy's dance stole the show at the wedding.
- The comedian's jokes stole the show during the awards ceremony.