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showed the way

showed the way is the simple past of show the way.

Meaning of show the way

Verb

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

  1. To indicate the correct method or approach for doing something.

Questions about showed the way

What is showed the way the simple past of?
Showed the way is the simple past of show the way.

Words near showed the way in the dictionary

  1. showed someone one's etchings
  2. showed someone the door
  3. showed someone the ropes
  4. showed the flag
  5. showed the ropes
  6. showed the way
  7. showed up
  8. showed who's boss
  9. showed who's the boss
  10. showed willing
  11. showedst

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