show

show: show vt showed, shown, or, showed, show·ing: to demonstrate or establish by argument, reasoning, or evidence

must show a compelling need for the court action

show cause: to establish by reasoning and evidence a valid reason for something

if a debtor wishes to extend a plan beyond three years, he must show cause — J. H. Williamson

must show cause why the petition may not be granted

show: I (display) noun affectation, amusement, appearance, array, ceremony, chance, color, deceptive appearance, delusion, demonstration, distortion, exhibit, exhibition, expression, facade, flashiness, flourish, frills, front, illusion, impression, manifestation, materialization, occasion, outward show, parade, phenomenon, pomp, pomposity, pompousness, pose, presence, pretense, pretext, revelation, scene, semblance, show, showiness, sight, simulation, specious appearance, splash, trick, veneer, window-dressing associated concepts: show cause II (production) noun entertainment, exhibition, exposition, performance, presentation, spectacle III (come into view) verb be seen, be visible, bring under notice, make one see, materialize, present ones self IV (detail) verb adduce, attest, bare, be visible, bear, cite, clarify, demean, demonstrate, denote, depict, designate, detail, disclose, display, document, edify, educate, establish, evidence, evince, exemplify, exhibit, explain, expose, express, furnish evidence, illustrate, indicate, inform, instruct, lay bare, make known, manifest, point out, point the way, portray, present, present one's self, produce, prove, render, represent, reveal, set forth, set straight, signify, specify, tell, testify, unveil, unfold, unmask V index adduce, appearance (look), argue, bare, bear (adduce), betray (disclose), brandish, cite (state), clarify, color (deceptive appearance), demean (deport oneself), demonstrate (establish), denote, denude, depict, designate, detail (particularize), discipline (train), disinter, display, document, edify, educate, emerge, evince, exhibit, explain, expose, express, expression (manifestation), flaunt, histrionics, hypocrisy, illustrate, indicate, instruct (teach), manifest, manifestation, performance (workmanship), phenomenon (manifestation), portray, present (introduce), pretense (ostentation), pretense (pretext), pretext, produce (offer to view), prove, purport, render (depict), represent (portray), semblance, signify (denote), specify, testify, unveil

show: v.
To illustrate; to prove; to exhibit or display; to produce evidence of something.

Synonyms:

Exhibit, display, present to view, Appear, become visible, Spectacle, exhibition, sight, representation / Exhibit to, point out to, Appear, look, seem, Parade, ostentation, flourish, dash, pomp, pageantry, splendor, display, ceremony / Indicate, point out, Semblance, resemblance, likeness, external appearance / Disclose, divulge, proclaim, publish, explain, unfold, reveal, discover, make known, make clear, Pretence, pretext, color, mask, simulation, speciousness, plausibility, illusion / Prove, manifest, demonstrate, evince, evidence / Conduct, guide, usher / Bestow, confer, grant, afford / Teach, instruct, inform / Explain, expound, interpret, make clear, elucidate

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show — show … Dictionnaire des rimes
show — [ ʃo ] n. m. • 1930; « exhibition » fin XIXe; mot angl. « spectacle » ♦ Anglic. Spectacle de variétés centré sur une vedette ou exclusivement réservé à une vedette (⇒ one man show). Show télévisé. Des shows. Apparition publique démonstrative (d… … Encyclopédie Universelle
show — [ʆəʊ ǁ ʆoʊ] noun [countable] an occasion when a lot of similar things are brought together in one place so that people can come and look at them or so that they can compete against each other see also roadshow agriˈcultural ˌshow FARMING a public … Financial and business terms
show — ► VERB (past part. shown or showed) 1) be, allow, or make visible. 2) exhibit or produce for inspection or viewing. 3) represent or depict in art. 4) display or allow to be perceived (a quality, emotion, or characteristic). 5) demonstrate or… … English terms dictionary
show — [shō] vt. showed, shown or showed, showing [ME schewen < OE sceawian, akin to Ger schauen, to look at < IE base * (s)keu , to notice, heed > L cavere, to beware, OE hieran, to HEAR] 1. to bring or put in sight or view; cause or allow to… … English World dictionary
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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Show — Show, n. [Formerly written also shew.] 1. The act of showing, or bringing to view; exposure to sight; exhibition. [1913 Webster] 2. That which os shown, or brought to view; that which is arranged to be seen; a spectacle; an exhibition; as, a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Show Me — can refer to:* Show Me! , a sex education book * Show Me (TV series), a 1987 British TV game show hosted by Joe Brown * Show Me (album), a 1987 album by Canadian rock band 54 40 * Show Me , a song by The Pretenders from their 1984 album, Learning … Wikipedia
Show TV — Senderlogo Allgemeine Informationen Empfang … Deutsch Wikipedia
SHOW-YA — est un groupe féminin japonais de heavy metal / hard rock, créé en 1982, populaire au Japon dans les années 1980. Sommaire 1 Histoire 2 Membres 3 Discographie 3.1 Albums … Wikipédia en Français

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