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# shew

verb (shew, shews, shewed, shewn, shewing) (old spelling of show)

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

## Everyday

(old spelling) Shew is an old way of writing show: to let someone see something, or to make something plain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shew/#m1)

### In the lessons

in old stories this spelling is used for show; today write «show», but the old book may say «shew»

### Examples

- She shewed the ring to her guests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shew/#x1)
- The bride began to shew herself in her true colours. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shew/#x2)
- He shewed them the way up the stairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/shew/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## In Jewish tradition

in old stories this spelling is used for show; today write «show», but the old book may say «shew»

### Examples

- For He shewed the combination of these letters, each with the other; Aleph with all, and all with Aleph; Beth with all, and all with Beth. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shew/#x1)
- For He shewed the combination of these letters, each with the other ; Aleph with all, and all with Aleph; Beth with all, and all with Beth. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shew/#x2)
- And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. (Prophets JOL.3.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shew/#x3)
- Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts, and I will uncover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness, and the kingdoms thy shame. (Prophets NAM.3.5, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/shew/#x4)

### Note

nothing for maths

## Early Modern English

### Meaning

To let someone see something, or to make something plain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/shew/#m1)

### Then and now

Old spelling of show; today we write show. The sentences use the same sense.

### Examples

- No sooner were the ceremonies of the wedding over, but the stepmother began to shew herself in her colours. (The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/shew/#x1)
- "If you will follow my advice, your fortune is made; you have nothing else to do, but go and wash yourself in the river, in that part I shall shew you, and leave the rest to me." (The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/S/shew/#x2)

### Note

Today: show.

## On Mova

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