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show vs present

Both 'show' and 'present' are correct verbs in English, but they are used in different contexts. 'Show' is more commonly used in everyday language to indicate displaying or exhibiting something, while 'present' is often used in formal or professional settings to indicate introducing or demonstrating something.

Last updated: March 31, 2024 • 1060 views

show

This is a commonly used verb in English to indicate displaying or exhibiting something.

Use 'show' when you want to display or exhibit something to others. It is commonly used in everyday language.

Examples:

Can you show me how to do it?
The teacher will show us a new technique.

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Chris can show the driver where her apartment is.
The overkill may also show his inexperience.
I'll show you midget police.
Someone has to show some leadership around here.
Not afraid to show his wealth.
Electricity... has made possible the degrading picture show.
There was a flower show downtown.
My surveillance tapes show something different.
We thought before the police show...
Our show had been selected for competition.
There's nothing too humiliating for this show.
This'll help advertise your show.
Two plain-clothes policemen saw the show yesterday.
I must show them all my courage.
But you gave away the show unexpectedly.
I need someone with your experience running the show.
The biohazard filters didn't show anything unusual.
Our readings show Only standard background radiation.
Please show your family support by mimicking my expression.
In my experience, show beats tell.

Alternatives:

display
demonstrate
reveal
exhibit
illustrate

present

This is a correct verb in English, often used in formal or professional settings to introduce or demonstrate something.

Use 'present' when you want to introduce or demonstrate something, especially in formal or professional contexts.

Examples:

She will present her research findings at the conference.
The company will present their new product to the investors.

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A very present help in trouble.
Accepting... Loving, forgiving, present.
All recent movements and present whereabouts.
Subsequent legislation enacted the present definition.
Eighty present and correct, sir.
Luisa believed that the dead kept being present.
Because Mary's told me about your present difficulties.
Having heard the testimonies of everyone present...
The captains of all 29 ships are present.
Some elements of the Majiayao culture are also present.
Steven Marsh-Online edition February 2000 - present.
The European Commission is also present.
This discussion is to confirm our present situation.
Your merits have surpassed your present rank.
Two seconds is like the present.
Let me present the Reverend Osborne Whitworth.
The present Commissioner is Corina Crețu.
Namely: present simple and present continuous, and present perfect.
These fundamentals still remain present in present Batsheva works.
Links present in this site may direct searches by visitors to web pages present on websites different from the present one.

Alternatives:

introduce
demonstrate
display
exhibit
disclose

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