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# expose

verb (expose, exposes, exposed, exposing)

«expose» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To uncover something so it can be seen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#m1)
2. To leave someone or something without protection from danger, weather or sunlight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#m2)
3. To show the truth about a bad person or a secret. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#m3)
4. To let someone meet or try something new: «expose children to music». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#m4)
5. (photography) To let light reach the film or sensor in a camera. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#m5)

### In the lessons

In science and safety it is about being left open to sun, cold, germs or chemicals: «do not expose skin to strong sun». In stories it often means revealing a liar or a cheat. In school it means giving children new experiences. Phrases: be exposed to, expose a lie, expose the truth, exposed skin.

### Examples

- Low tide exposes the rocks on the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#x1)
- Do not expose the seedlings to frost. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#x2)
- The journalist exposed the cheating company. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#x3)
- Our teacher exposes us to music from many countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#x4)
- Hikers can get sick if they are exposed to the cold for too long. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#x5)
- The detective exposed the thief's lies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#x6)
- Too much light will expose the whole film. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#x7)
- "O my dear son," cried King Aegeus, "why should you expose yourself to this horrible fate? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/#x8)

### Note

Noun: exposure (being exposed; also the danger of cold weather: «die of exposure»). «Exposé» with an accent (ex-POH-zay) is a news story that reveals a scandal. «Exposed» also means open to wind: «an exposed hill».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «expose» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/expose/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«expose» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/expose.html) on Mova free.