In Verbs^x, Synonyms^x

I think show is correct in such contexts. You may want to use indicate or some of the synonyms EXHIBIT, DISPLAY, PARADE, FLAUNT, EXPOSE

Zerox wrote: Marius Hancu wrote:You may want to buy the Merriam Webster Dictionary of Synonyms. Talking of dictionaries, is Cambridge's advanced learner's dictionary a good dictionary? It depends on your taste. At home, I have the Cobuild advanced learner's dictionary and I think it's...

Nef: Very interesting. The only definitions given in the MW dictionary are: ----------- par·a·digm Function:noun 1 : EXAMPLE, PATTERN <mistaken the paradigm for the theory -- Margaret Mead> <a typical conditioned-response paradigm -- W.N.Kellogg> <regard...

Mamger wrote: Marius Hancu wrote:whereas= since, although, while but I agree that although is more clear But in Turkey, we were thought and continue to teach that WHEREAS and sometimes WHILE are used to express direct contrast, while ALTHOUGH, EVEN THOUGH, THOUGH and sometimes WHILE are used...

I find expected and anticipated more closely linked. According to www.m-w.com: EXPECT implies a high degree of certainty and usually involves the idea of preparing or envisioning The site lists expected as a synonym for prospective, but prospective is far less certain than expected. Also, you...

Thank you Milky, I can confirm that this is not coursework. It's an academic project only in as much as it may have no practical application althogh I expect it will. It is not a thesis for any kind of degree if that's what you mean.I'd forgotten that I'd split those verbs into two lots in...

Milk getting spoilt is a bacterial activity. Meat getting rotten is a fungal activity.A neat solution, FluidnMotion-- I like it... were it not for the first entry in the online Oxford:verb (rotted, rotting) 1 decompose by the action of bacteria and fungi.I went looking, and there seem to be a...

<(Or they've convinced themselves they do by hearing the same thing repeated over and over again in the textbooks!)> Not at all. Why do you think there are two forms? Are they synonyms? And if so, why? Modals follow the same pattern as any other verb in English regarding, Time,...

Yes, GG's right, see 2 at intransitive, and 1 at transitive: -------- presume Function:verb Inflected Form(s):-ed/-ing/-s transitive verb 1 : to take upon oneself without leave, authority, or warrant : undertake rashly : DARE <men who presumed to guide human thought --...