show up
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Definition
Intransitive Verb:
- To arrive or appear at a place, especially when expected or required.
- To become visible or noticeable; to be clearly seen or evident.
Transitive Verb (Separable Phrasal Verb):
- To cause someone or something to be seen as inferior, inadequate, or foolish by comparison; to expose flaws or shortcomings.
Usage and Examples
- Intransitive Verb (to arrive/appear):
- He promised to help, but he didn't show up.
- What time did the guests finally show up?
- Intransitive Verb (to become visible):
- The stain will show up under a black light.
- Her talent really shows up when she performs on stage.
- Transitive Verb (to expose or outshine):
- The bright lighting showed up all the cracks in the wall.
- His careful preparation showed up my lack of planning.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
- Often implies an element of expectation or scrutiny. Simply "appearing" is neutral, while "showing up" can carry a connotation of fulfilling or failing an expectation.
- In informal contexts, "show up" can mean to surpass or outdo someone, often causing them embarrassment.
- The rookie quarterback showed up the veteran with his incredible plays.
Variants and Related Words
- Show-up (noun, informal): An act of appearing or arriving.
- It was a poor show-up; only half the members attended.
- No-show (noun): A person who fails to arrive as expected.
- We had three no-shows for the dinner reservation.
Synonyms
- Appear: To come into sight (more neutral).
- Arrive: To reach a destination.
- Turn up: To arrive or be found (informal).
- Materialize: To appear suddenly or unexpectedly.
- Manifest: To display or show (a quality or feeling) clearly.
Phrasal Verbs
- Show up for (someone): To support or be present for someone.
- I will always show up for you when you need me.
- Show up as (something): To be identified or registered as.
- The error shows up as a red flag on the report.
Related Idioms
- Show (someone) up: To embarrass someone by outdoing them or revealing their faults.
- She didn't mean to show him up at the meeting; she was just better prepared.
- Show your face: To appear somewhere, especially when reluctant. (Similar in use to "show up").
- He was too embarrassed to show his face after the incident.
Verb
- be or become visible or noticeable
- His good upbringing really shows
- The dirty side will show
- appear or become visible; make a showing
- She turned up at the funeral
- I hope the list key is going to surface again