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show forth

show forth verb: to exhibit; to demonstrate.

Verb

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

  1. (archaic, transitive) To exhibit; to demonstrate.
    • O Lord, open thou our lips.
      And our mouth shall show forth thy praise.1662, The Book of Common Prayer

Forms of show forth

third-person singular presentshows forth
present participleshowing forth
pastshowed forth
past participleshown forth
alternative formshew forth

Questions about show forth

What does show forth mean?
Show forth means to exhibit; to demonstrate.
What part of speech is show forth?
Show forth is a verb.
What is the past tense of show forth?
The past tense of show forth is showed forth.

Words near show forth in the dictionary

  1. show down
  2. show end
  3. show ends
  4. show flat
  5. show flats
  6. show forth
  7. show glass
  8. show glasses
  9. show globe
  10. show globes
  11. show half ball

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