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# expose

«expose» in Mova's school dictionary: **To uncover something so it can be seen** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (expose, exposes, exposed, exposing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To uncover something so it can be seen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#m1)

2) To leave someone or something without protection from danger, weather or sunlight. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#m2)

3) To show the truth about a bad person or a secret. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#m3)

4) To let someone meet or try something new: «expose children to music». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#m4)

5) (photography) To let light reach the film or sensor in a camera. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In science and safety it is about being left open to sun, cold, germs or chemicals: «do not expose skin to strong sun». In stories it often means revealing a liar or a cheat. In school it means giving children new experiences. Phrases: be exposed to, expose a lie, expose the truth, exposed skin.

### examples

- Low tide exposes the rocks on the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#x1)
- Do not expose the seedlings to frost. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#x2)
- The journalist exposed the cheating company. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#x3)
- Our teacher exposes us to music from many countries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#x4)
- Hikers can get sick if they are exposed to the cold for too long. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#x5)
- The detective exposed the thief's lies. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#x6)
- Too much light will expose the whole film. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#x7)
- "O my dear son," cried King Aegeus, "why should you expose yourself to this horrible fate? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#x8)

### note

Noun: exposure (being exposed; also the danger of cold weather: «die of exposure»). «Exposé» with an accent (ex-POH-zay) is a news story that reveals a scandal. «Exposed» also means open to wind: «an exposed hill».

### Trees and pragmatics

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