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show round

show round verb: to show someone the important parts of something (a building, town etc.).

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To show someone the important parts of something (a building, town etc.)
    • If any of you are in Madrid, I'd be happy to show you round.
    • You have to go with a guide into the country house. He's there to show people round.
    Synonyms:
    show around

Synonyms of show round

Forms of show round

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

Questions about show round

What does show round mean?
Show round means to show someone the important parts of something (a building, town etc.).
What part of speech is show round?
Show round is a verb.
What is the past tense of show round?
The past tense of show round is showed round.

Words near show round in the dictionary

  1. show oneself
  2. show out
  3. show pony
  4. show ring
  5. show rings
  6. show round
  7. show runner
  8. show runners
  9. show shapes
  10. show skin
  11. show some skin

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