"show around" meaning in English

See show around in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: shows around [present, singular, third-person], showing around [participle, present], showed around [past], shown around [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|show<,,,shown> around}} show around (third-person singular simple present shows around, present participle showing around, simple past showed around, past participle shown around)
  1. (transitive) To accustom (someone) to a physical place, especially a building, site for an event, etc. Tags: transitive Synonyms: show round Translations (accustom to a physical place): fare da guida (Italian)
    Sense id: en-show_around-en-verb-vStzRif9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (around)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for show around meaning in English (1.5kB)

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