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show

/ˈʃəʊ/SHOH
/ˈʃoʊ/SHOH

Meaninglook at or show

Common meaning: allow someone to see or demonstrate

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√SKAW‘look, see, perceive, beware of’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 410, p. 744 · scan
  2. Old Englishscēawian‘look at or show’source
  3. Middle Englishshewen‘show’source
  4. Englishshow‘allow someone to see or demonstrate’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old English scēawian ‘look at or show’.

Roots

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