English noun: exhibit | |||
1. | exhibit (communication) an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence | ||
Broader (hypernym) | evidence | ||
2. | exhibit (act) something shown to the public | ||
Samples | The museum had many exhibits of oriental art. | ||
Synonyms | display, showing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | show | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | light show, parade | ||
English verb: exhibit | |||
1. | exhibit (stative) show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill | ||
Samples | He exhibits a great talent. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | possess | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | phosphoresce | ||
2. | exhibit (perception) to show, make visible or apparent | ||
Samples | The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month. Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?. National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship. | ||
Synonyms | display, expose | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | show | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bench, brandish, bring forth, flash, flaunt, gibbet, hold up, model, model, moon, open, ostentate, pillory, pose, posture, produce, show off, sit, swank | ||
3. | exhibit (perception) give an exhibition of to an interested audience | ||
Samples | She shows her dogs frequently. We will demo the new software in Washington. | ||
Synonyms | demo, demonstrate, present, show | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody something. Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s somebody with something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | show | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bring home | ||
4. | exhibit (motion) walk ostentatiously | ||
Samples | She parades her new husband around town. | ||
Synonyms | march, parade | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | walk | ||