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English

/ʃəʊ/, /ʃoʊ/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).
  • (transitive) To bestow; to confer.
  • (transitive) To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
  • (transitive) To guide or escort.
  • (intransitive) To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
  • (intransitive) To put in an appearance; show up.
  • (intransitive) To have an enlarged belly and thus be recognizable as pregnant.
  • (intransitive) To finish third, especially of horses or dogs.
  • (obsolete) To have a certain appearance, such as well or ill, fit or unfit; to become or suit; to appear.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English schewen inherited from Old English scēawian (look at, look, display, show, examine, exhibit) inherited from Proto-Germanic *skawwōną (see, look, watch) derived from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (perceive, pay attention, hear, observe, heed, look, take note of, feel).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*(s)kewh₁-

Gloss

perceive, pay attention, hear, observe, heed, look, take note of, feel

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

聞

Emoji
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