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showed

/ˈʃoʊd/
Meanings
  • Verb

    To make (something) visible or apparent.

    - "He showed us his new car."
    - "She showed us how to make a cake."
  • Verb

    To exhibit or display (something) publicly.

    - "The museum showed an exhibition of ancient art."
    - "The band showed their talent at the concert."
Antonyms

conceal , cover up , hide , disprove , refute
Synonyms

display , exhibit , indicate , point out , reveal , demonstrate , prove , arrive , show up
Rhymes
Words rhyming with showed
dowded , howded , owed
Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. who'd

  2. hodge

  3. hoed

Variants
List of all variants of showed that leads to same result
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Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

showed (past tense of show), showing (present participle), shown (past participle), shows (third person singular present), showed (third person singular past), show (infinitive), shows (first person singular present), show (second person singular present), show (first person plural present), show (second person plural present), show (third person plural present), show (present continuous), showed (past continuous), have shown (present perfect), had shown (past perfect)

Etymology
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From Old English scawian, from scawian 'to look', from scaw 'sight' + -ian 'to do'.

Trivia
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  1. The word 'showed' comes from the Old English word 'scawian', which means 'to look'.

  2. In the 1960s, 'Show and Tell' was a popular educational activity in schools where children would bring an object to share with the class and 'show and tell' about it.

Related Concepts
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  1. Demonstrate: To make clear or evident, typically by providing evidence or examples. 'Showed' is often used interchangeably with 'demonstrate'.

  2. Exhibit: To make (something) available for public view, typically in a museum or gallery. 'Showed' is often used to describe this action.

Culture
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In literature, 'showed' is often used to describe characters revealing their emotions or intentions through their actions or words. In art, 'showed' can refer to an exhibition or display of artwork. In music, 'showed' can refer to a band or artist performing live.

How to Memorize "showed"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine someone revealing something to you.
    - Visualize the action of making something visible.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'showed' with the idea of revealing or making visible.
    - Think of a time when you showed something to someone.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Show Me' to help remember the past tense form 'showed'.

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