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# demonstrate

«demonstrate» in Mova's school dictionary: **to show how something works or how to do something** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (demonstrate, demonstrates, demonstrated, demonstrating)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To demonstrate is to show how something works or how to do something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demonstrate/#m1)

2) To demonstrate is to prove or show clearly that something is true. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demonstrate/#m2)

3) To demonstrate is to show a feeling or quality by what you do. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demonstrate/#m3)

4) To demonstrate is to march or gather with others in public to show you support or are against something. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demonstrate/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In school, teachers demonstrate experiments and pupils demonstrate their working in maths: «demonstrate that 12 is even». In the news, people demonstrate in the streets. Exam questions use it formally: «Demonstrate your answer with a diagram». Phrases: demonstrate how, demonstrate that, demonstrate against.

### examples

- The teacher demonstrated how to light the Bunsen burner safely. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demonstrate/#x1)
- Can you demonstrate how the robot moves? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demonstrate/#x2)
- This experiment demonstrates that air takes up space. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demonstrate/#x3)
- Show your working to demonstrate that your answer is correct. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demonstrate/#x4)
- She demonstrated great courage when she rescued the puppy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demonstrate/#x5)
- Thousands of people demonstrated against the new road. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demonstrate/#x6)
- The coach demonstrated the kick, then we tried it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demonstrate/#x7)
- He would have shown his weapons and demonstrated how he used them, and with what slash he chipped his victim, and with what slice he chopped him. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demonstrate/#x8)

### note

Forms: demonstrated, demonstrating. Nouns: demonstration (also «demo», informal), demonstrator. Stress: DEM-on-strate. In maths «demonstrate» means «prove or show clearly with working», not just give the answer.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «demonstrate» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/demonstrate/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.