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show around

show around verb: to accustom (someone) to a physical place, especially a building, site for an event, etc.

Verb

show around (third-person singular simple present shows around, present participle showing around, simple past showed around, past participle shown around)

  1. (transitive) To accustom (someone) to a physical place, especially a building, site for an event, etc.
    • Let me show you around the house, then tell me if you want to buy it.
    Synonyms:
    show round

Synonyms of show around

Forms of show around

third-person singular presentshows around
present participleshowing around
pastshowed around
past participleshown around

Questions about show around

What does show around mean?
Show around means to accustom (someone) to a physical place, especially a building, site for an event, etc.
What part of speech is show around?
Show around is a verb.
What is the past tense of show around?
The past tense of show around is showed around.

Words near show around in the dictionary

  1. show a little ginger
  2. show and share
  3. show and tell
  4. show and tells
  5. show ankle
  6. show around
  7. show away
  8. show bag
  9. show bags
  10. show barn
  11. show barns

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