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# showing

«showing» in Mova's school dictionary: **letting someone see something, or being seen** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (present participle of show: show, shows, showed, shown, showing); noun (a showing, showings)

### meaning for a pupil

1) letting someone see something, or being seen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showing/#m1)

2) (euphemism, everyday) of a pregnant woman: her bump can be seen ("she's starting to show", "she's showing"). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showing/#m2)

3) (noun) a time when a film is shown, or a performance ("a showing at 7"). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showing/#m3)

4) a result ("a good showing in the race"). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showing/#m4)

5) To show off means to act boastfully, so that people will admire you. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showing/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

Everyday sense for being visible; as a euphemism, a gentle way to say a pregnancy can be seen. All regions.

### examples

- My auntie is five months pregnant and she's really showing now. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showing/#x1)
- The cinema has a late showing of the film. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showing/#x2)
- Your vest is showing under your shirt. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showing/#x3)
- The team made a strong showing in the cup. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showing/#x4)
- "Is she showing yet?" Mum asked about the new teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showing/#x5)
- I'm showing my project to the class tomorrow. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showing/#x6)
- “Then tell him to stop showing off,” said John. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/showing/#x7)

### note

Many senses; context decides. "She's showing" with no object usually means pregnant. "Show" has the past participle "shown" (or "showed").

### In the corpora

- [A parent showing your drawing to everyone at work is proud of you; parents show off their children because it makes them happy.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/37-sorry-white-lies-and-because-i-said-so/13/)
- [One event is often shown many times on different channels and phones; ten showings of a bombed building are still one building.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/51-scary-news-wars-disasters-and-how-to-talk-about-them/10/)
- [Ask a grown-up before uploading any photo, and never upload ones showing your school badge or home.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/12-keep-yourself-private-and-voices-that-lie/9/)
- [A "new friend" who seems lovely and asks for photos is showing a big warning sign, whoever or whatever is typing.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/13-strangers-hooks-and-too-perfect-messages/1/)
- [Anyone, person or app, who asks a child to keep chats secret from their parents is showing a big warning sign.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ai/16-secrets-scams-telling/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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