Shown

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Show \Show\, v. t. [imp. {Showed}; p. p. {Shown}or {Showed}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Showing}. It is sometimes written {shew},
     {shewed}, {shewn}, {shewing}.] [OE. schowen, shewen, schewen,
     shawen, AS. sce['a]wian, to look, see, view; akin to OS.
     scaw?n, OFries. skawia, D. schouwen, OHG. scouw?n, G.
     schauen, Dan. skue, Sw. sk?da, Icel. sko?a, Goth. usskawjan


     to waken, skuggwa a mirror, Icel. skuggy shade, shadow, L.
     cavere to be on one's guard, Gr. ??? to mark, perceive, hear,
     Skr. kavi wise. Cf. {Caution}, {Scavenger}, {Sheen}.]
     1. To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to
        display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and
        often with an indirect object denoting the person or thing
        seeing or beholding; as, to show a house; show your
        colors; shopkeepers show customers goods (show goods to
        customers).
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              Go thy way, shew thyself to the priest. --Matt.
                                                    viii. 4.
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              Nor want we skill or art from whence to raise
              Magnificence; and what can heaven show more?
                                                    --Milton.
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     2. To exhibit to the mental view; to tell; to disclose; to
        reveal; to make known; as, to show one's designs.
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              Shew them the way wherein they must walk. --Ex.
                                                    xviii. 20.
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              If it please my father to do thee evil, then I will
              shew it thee, and send thee away.     --1 Sam. xx.
                                                    13.
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     3. Specifically, to make known the way to (a person); hence,
        to direct; to guide; to asher; to conduct; as, to show a
        person into a parlor; to show one to the door.
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     4. To make apparent or clear, as by evidence, testimony, or
        reasoning; to prove; to explain; also, to manifest; to
        evince; as, to show the truth of a statement; to show the
        causes of an event.
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              I 'll show my duty by my timely care. --Dryden.
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     5. To bestow; to confer; to afford; as, to show favor.
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              Shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me.
                                                    --Ex. xx. 6.
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     {To show forth}, to manifest; to publish; to proclaim.
  
     {To show his paces}, to exhibit the gait, speed, or the like;
        -- said especially of a horse.
  
     {To show off}, to exhibit ostentatiously.
  
     {To show up}, to expose. [Colloq.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Shown \Shown\,
     p. p. of {Show}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  show
       n 1: a public exhibition of entertainment; "a remarkable show of
            skill"
       2: something intended to communicate a particular impression;
          "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a
          good show of looking interested" [syn: {display}]
       3: a public exhibition or entertainment; "they wanted to see
          some of the shows on Broadway"
       4: pretending that something is the case in order to make a
          good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that
          ceremony is just for show" [syn: {appearance}]
       v 1: show or demonstrate something to an interested audience;
            "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new
            software in Washington" [syn: {demo}, {exhibit}, {present},
             {demonstrate}]
       2: establish the validity of something, as by an example,
          explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated
          the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician
          showed the validity of the conjecture" [syn: {prove}, {demonstrate},
           {establish}, {shew}] [ant: {disprove}]
       3: provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the
          father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"
          [syn: {testify}, {bear witness}, {prove}, {evidence}]
       4: make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for
          cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please" [ant: {hide}]
       5: show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country
          life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much
          tenderness in this painting" [syn: {picture}, {depict}, {render}]
       6: give expression to; "She showed her disappointment" [syn: {express},
           {evince}]
       7: indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either
          spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the
          glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space";
          "he indicated his opponents" [syn: {indicate}, {point}]
       8: make clear and visible; "The article revealed the policies
          of the government" [syn: {reveal}, {display}]
       9: be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing
          really shows"; "The dirty side will show" [syn: {show up}]
       10: indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The
           thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The
           gauge read `empty'" [syn: {read}, {register}, {record}]
       11: give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his
           distress that evening"
       12: show (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or
           auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats" [syn: {usher}]
       13: finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on
           number six to show"
       [also: {shown}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  shown
       See {show}

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  23 Moby Thesaurus words for "shown":
     ascertained, attested, authenticated, borne out, certified,
     circumstantiated, confirmed, corroborated, demonstrable,
     demonstrated, determined, displayable, displayed, established,
     exhibitable, exhibited, fixed, proved, proven, settled,
     substantiated, validated, verified