Show

Part of speech: verb, noun

Pronunciation: /ʃəʊ/

Definitions

1. A public performance or exhibition intended to entertain or inform an audience
2. An event arranged for public viewing that aims to entertain, present information, or express artistic ideas
3. An organized event where items or talents are displayed for viewing ; a scheduled broadcast or production on TV or radio ; the action of making something visible or obvious to others

Etymology: The verb "show" is a little surprising at its root: it began as a word for looking, not displaying. Old English "scēawian" meant "to look, look at," and it passed through Middle English "schewen," where the sense of exhibiting or displaying gradually took over. The older "look" meaning survives in Scots "shaw," which still means "to show," and in German "schauen," "to see, behold." The same ancient root also gave Latin "caveō," the source of English "caution" and "caveat," so a word about showing something and a word about being wary share a distant ancestor. The noun comes from the verb, and its sense of a public entertaining performance grew out of the older idea of putting something on display for an audience.

Synonyms: display, exhibit, present, reveal, demonstrate

Antonyms: hide, conceal, cover, suppress, withhold