SHOWN
What does "SHOWN" mean?
The past participle of 'show', meaning to have been displayed or made visible.
Meanings
- Past participle of 'show': to have been presented, displayed, or demonstrated. The film was shown to a test audience before its release.
- To have been proven or made evident. Studies have shown that sleep improves memory.
Did you know?
- The word 'show' once meant 'to look at' - the modern sense of displaying for others is a near-reversal of the original meaning.
Word origin
Past participle of 'show', from Old English 'sceawian' (to look at, observe), from Proto-Germanic 'skawwōną'; the meaning shifted from 'to see' to 'to make others see'.
Remember it
SHOWN is SHOW + N, the same pattern as grow/grown and know/known.
A little poem
What's hidden stays a rumor, half its own-
a thing is only real once it is shown.
couplet
What it teaches
Being shown a thing is not the same as being told one: the eye believes what the ear will argue.
Quick facts
What does SHOWN mean?
The past participle of 'show', meaning to have been displayed or made visible.
Is SHOWN a valid word?
Yes — SHOWN is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SHOWN?
SHOWN has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SHOWN come from?
Past participle of 'show', from Old English 'sceawian' (to look at, observe), from Proto-Germanic 'skawwōną'; the meaning shifted from 'to see' to 'to make others see'.
What can SHOWN teach us?
Being shown a thing is not the same as being told one: the eye believes what the ear will argue.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.