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show

Meaning of show

let someone see something

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British English/ʃəʊ/
American English/ʃoʊ/
Russian transcription[pɐˈkazɨvətʲ]
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🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Пожалуйста, покажи учителю своё домашнее задание.

Please show the teacher your homework.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Можешь показать мне свой новый телефон?

Can you show me your new phone?

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show belongs to the topic "Top 500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

showпоказывать
cookготовить
changeменять
tieзавязывать
followследовать
removeубирать
feelощущаться

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What's the difference between show / display / show up / demonstrate / reveal / indicate

🇬🇧English
show

basic neutral verb meaning to let someone see something

A1Very Often

Can you show me the picture?

Ты можешь показать мне картинку?

🇬🇧English

to show something openly, often for viewing or attention

A2Often

The museum displays ancient artifacts.

Музей выставляет древние артефакты.

🇬🇧English

to arrive or become visible, not to show something to someone

A2Often

He didn't show up for the meeting.

Он не пришёл на встречу.

🇬🇧English

to show clearly, often by example, proof, or a method

B1Often

The teacher demonstrated how to solve the problem.

Учитель показал, как решить задачу.

🇬🇧English

to let something become known or visible, often for the first time

B1Often

The report revealed the real cause of the accident.

Отчёт раскрыл истинную причину аварии.

🇬🇧English

to show indirectly, point to, or suggest something

B1Very Often

The lights indicate that the train is coming.

Огни указывают, что поезд приближается.

P
🇬🇧English
point out

to show or mention something so someone notices it

A2Often

She pointed out the mistake in my essay.

Она указала на ошибку в моём эссе.

🇬🇧English

to show something in an official or structured way

B1Often

The company presented its new product yesterday.

Компания представила свой новый продукт вчера.

🇬🇧English

to show publicly, often in a formal or public setting

B2Rarely

The gallery will exhibit modern paintings this month.

Галерея будет выставлять современные картины в этом месяце.

U
🇬🇧English
unveil

to show something for the first time, often in a formal or ceremonial way

B2Rarely

The company unveiled its new logo.

Компания торжественно представила свой новый логотип.

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How to pronounce show and what this word means

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how to pronounce show

/ʃəʊ/

show translation

показывать

show examples

Please show the teacher your homework.

show transcription

/ʃəʊ/, /ʃoʊ/

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show meaning: what does it mean?

let someone see something

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Please show the teacher your homework. Translation: Пожалуйста, покажи учителю своё домашнее задание.

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