Showed vs. Shown — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Showed and Shown
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Definitions
Showed
To cause or allow to be seen; display
Showed us his tattoo.
Shown
Shown is an American surname that reflects an Anglicization of the German surname Schaun. A common variant is Shawn.
Showed
To display for sale, in exhibition, or in competition
Showed her most recent paintings.
Shown
A past participle of show.
Showed
To permit access to (a house, for example) when offering for sale or rent.
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Shown
Past participle of show
I had shown him the report already.
The report had already been shown to him.
Showed
To conduct; guide
Showed them to the table.
Showed
To direct one's attention to; point out
Showed them the city's historical sites.
Showed
To make evident or reveal (an emotion or condition, for example)
Showed displeasure at his remark.
A carpet that shows wear.
Showed
To reveal (oneself) as in one's behavior or condition
The old boat showed itself to be seaworthy.
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Showed
To indicate; register
The altimeter showed that the plane was descending.
Showed
To demonstrate by reasoning or procedure
Showed that the hypothesis was wrong.
A film that showed how to tune a piano.
Showed
To demonstrate to by reasoning or procedure; inform or prove to
Showed him how to fix the camera.
Showed her that it could really happen.
Showed
To grant; bestow
Showed no mercy to the traitors.
Showed
To be or become visible or evident
Concern showed in his face.
Showed
(Slang) To make an appearance; show up
Didn't show for her appointment.
Showed
To be exhibited publicly
What's showing at the movie theater tonight?.
Showed
To give a performance or present an exhibition
Which artist is showing in the gallery?.
Showed
(Sports) To finish third or better in a horserace or dog race.
Showed
A display; a manifestation
Made a show of strength.
Showed
A trace or indication, as of oil in a well.
Showed
The discharge of bloody mucus from the vagina indicating the start of labor.
Showed
The first discharge of blood in menstruation.
Showed
A false appearance; a pretense
Only a show of kindness.
Showed
A striking appearance or display; a spectacle.
Showed
A pompous or ostentatious display.
Showed
Display or outward appearance
This antique tea service is just for show. His smile was for show.
Showed
A public exhibition or entertainment.
Showed
An exposition for the display or demonstration of commercial products
An auto show.
Showed
A usually competitive exhibition of domestic animals
Won first place at the cat show.
Showed
A radio or television program.
Showed
A movie.
Showed
A theatrical troupe or company.
Showed
(Informal) An affair or undertaking
Ran the whole show.
Showed
(Sports) Third place at the finish, as in a horserace.
Showed
Past participle of show(alternative to shown)
Recent polling has showed that 40% are in favour of the candidate.
