showed
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
An inflected form of show · past form.
How often you will meet it
Rank 644 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 29,688 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.014% of every word in the library.
It belongs to the first 1,000 words, the band worth learning before any other.
What it means
verb
- give an exhibition of to an interested audience also: demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate She shows her dogs frequentlyWe will demo the new software in Washington
- establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment also: prove, demonstrate, establish, shew The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compoundThe mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture
- provide evidence for also: testify, bear witness, prove, evidence The blood test showed that he was the fatherHer behavior testified to her incompetence
- make visible or noticeable She showed her talent for cookingShow me your etchings, please
- show in, or as in, a picture also: picture, depict, render This scene depicts country lifethe face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting
- give expression to also: express, evince She showed her disappointment
showed in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I am afraid I showed my surprise rather plainly.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles · Agatha Christie · Chapter 1
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He hath showed strength with his arm: he hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
The White Christmas and other Merry · Walter Ben Hare · Chapter 1
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The huge man must have been as old as Silas Blackburn, but he showed no touch of gray.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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And the star, opening, showed him a great world of light, where many more such angels waited to receive them.
Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1
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The Irishwoman helped him, and showed him how to tie them up; and a very pretty nosegay they had made between them.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1