run the show

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ruhn stressed th ee shoh]
- /rʌn stressed ði ʃoʊ/
- /rʌn ðə ʃəʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ruhn stressed th ee shoh]
- /rʌn stressed ði ʃoʊ/

Definitions of run the show words

verb with object run the show to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display. 1
verb with object run the show to present or perform as a public entertainment or spectacle: to show a movie. 1
verb with object run the show to indicate; point out: to show the way. 1
verb with object run the show to guide, escort, or usher: He showed me to my room. Show her in. 1
verb with object run the show to explain or make clear; make known: He showed what he meant. 1
verb with object run the show to make known to; inform, instruct, or prove to: I'll show you what I mean. 1

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Origin of run the show

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (v.) Middle English showen, s(c)hewen to look at, show, Old English scēawian to look at; cognate with Dutch schowen, German schauen; (noun) Middle English s(c)hew(e), derivative of the v.

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Parts of speech for Run the show

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Run the show

run the show popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for run the show

verb run the show

administer — If someone administers something such as a country, the law, or a test, they take responsibility for organizing and supervising it.
babysit — If you babysit for someone or babysit their children, you look after their children while they are out.
call the shots — The person who calls the shots is in a position to tell others what to do.
call the tune — to be in control of the proceedings
call upon — to cry out in a loud voice; shout: He called her name to see if she was home.

All 35 Synonyms of run the show