show the way in English

Forms: shows the way [present, singular, third-person], showing the way [participle, present], showed the way [past], shown the way [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|show<,,,shown> the way}} show the way (third-person singular simple present shows the way, present participle showing the way, simple past showed the way, past participle shown the way)

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shows the way",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "showing the way",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "showed the way",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shown the way",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
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      "glosses": [
        "To indicate the correct method or approach for doing something."
      ],
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        [
          "approach",
          "approach"
        ]
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  "word": "show the way"
}

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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "shows the way",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "showing the way",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "showed the way",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "shown the way",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "show<,,,shown> the way"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "pos": "verb",
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        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To indicate the correct method or approach for doing something."
      ],
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          "indicate"
        ],
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          "correct",
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        ],
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          "approach",
          "approach"
        ]
      ]
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  ],
  "word": "show the way"
}

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"show the way" meaning in English

Verb