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# exhibit

«exhibit» in Mova's school dictionary: **to show things publicly, especially in a museum or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (exhibit, exhibits, exhibited, exhibiting); noun (an exhibit, exhibits)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To exhibit means to show things publicly, especially in a museum or gallery: they exhibited our paintings. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhibit/#m1)

2) An exhibit is one object shown in a museum or exhibition. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhibit/#m2)

3) In the USA, an exhibit can mean a whole exhibition: a dinosaur exhibit. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhibit/#m3)

4) To exhibit means to show a feeling or sign: the dog exhibited fear. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhibit/#m4)

5) In court, an exhibit is a piece of evidence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhibit/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

School trips to museums, science centres and galleries: pupils look at exhibits and read labels, and must follow rules like «Do not touch» except at hands-on exhibits. At school, pupils exhibit their work at a science fair or art show. In science, animals «exhibit» behaviours. Phrases: on exhibit, museum exhibit, interactive exhibit, exhibit A, exhibit signs of.

### examples

- Our art was exhibited in the school hall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhibit/#x1)
- The dinosaur skeleton is the biggest exhibit in the museum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhibit/#x2)
- Please do not touch the exhibits. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhibit/#x3)
- The science centre has lots of hands-on exhibits. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhibit/#x4)
- The patient exhibited signs of a fever. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhibit/#x5)
- We visited a new space exhibit at the museum. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhibit/#x6)
- The Leopard exhibited one by one the various spots which decorated his skin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/exhibit/#x7)

### note

The «h» is silent: «ig-ZIB-it». Regular verb: exhibited. Noun: exhibition (a whole show), exhibitor (person who exhibits). In British English an «exhibit» is usually one object and an «exhibition» is the whole show; in American English «exhibit» is used for both.

### In the corpora

- [In a museum you do not touch exhibits unless signs say you can, because they can be old and fragile.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/224-quiet-places-and-solemn-moments/12/)
- [In a museum or gallery, do not touch exhibits unless signs say you can, because they can be old and fragile.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/324-visiting-thank-you-notes-interrupting-quiet-places-compliments-and-differences/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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