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shown away

shown away is the past participle of show away.

Meaning of show away

Verb

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

  1. (archaic) To show off.
    • I behaved with sense and propriety, & did not attempt at all to show away […].1763, James Boswell, edited by Gordon Turnbull, London Journal 1762-1763, Penguin, published 2014, page 260

Questions about shown away

What is shown away the past participle of?
Shown away is the past participle of show away.

Words near shown away in the dictionary

  1. shown
  2. shown a clean pair of heels
  3. shown a leg
  4. shown ankle
  5. shown around
  6. shown away
  7. shown cause
  8. shown colour
  9. shown down
  10. shown forth
  11. shown in

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