shew

[ shoh ]

/ ʃoʊ /

Archaic.

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verb (used with or without object), noun shewed, shewn, shew·ing,

an archaic spelling of show.

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How to use shew in a sentence

Without any known cause of offence, a tacit acknowledgement of mutual dislike was shewn by Louis and de Patinos.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
It was Ezechiel that saw the glorious vision, which was shewn him upon the chariot of cherubims.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The Empress had shewn herself too entirely prejudiced, to have been affected by any document he could have presented.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Ephraim shall be in desolation in the day of rebuke: among the tribes of Israel I have shewn that which shall surely be.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

Why hast thou shewn me iniquity and grievance, to see rapine and injustice before me?
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

British Dictionary definitions for shew

shew

/ (ʃəʊ) /

verb shews, shewing, shewed, shewn (ʃəʊn) or shewed

an archaic spelling of show

Derived forms of shew

shewer, noun

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