exhibit
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
v.to show something for people to see, especially in a museum or a competition.
v.to display an object or collection for public inspection, typically in a gallery, museum, or trade show.
Simple“Several local artists will exhibit their paintings at the town hall this weekend.”
In context“The museum plans to exhibit the recently discovered Roman coins in a climate-controlled glass case near the main entrance.”
UsageOften used in the passive voice when referring to museum collections.
- 02 B2 Upper Intermediate
v.to show a particular feeling, quality, or sign of something.
v.to manifest or demonstrate a specific characteristic, emotion, or physical symptom.
Simple“The patient began to exhibit signs of a fever late last night.”
In context“The research subjects did not exhibit any significant behavioral changes after the first phase of the clinical trial.”
UsageCommon in academic, medical, and psychological contexts.
Synonyms - 03 B2 Upper Intermediate
n.an object or a collection of objects that is shown in an exhibition.
n.an item or group of items presented in a public display, such as a museum gallery.
Simple“The most popular exhibit in the museum is the giant dinosaur skeleton.”
In context“Visitors are requested not to touch the fragile textiles featured in the temporary exhibit on ancient weaving techniques.”
- 04 C1 Advanced
n.an object or document shown in a court of law to prove something.
n.a document or physical object formally introduced as evidence during a court trial or a legal deposition.
Simple“The lawyer showed the jury Exhibit A, which was a photograph of the car.”
In context“The prosecution entered the blood-stained clothing into the record as Exhibit B to establish the defendant's presence at the scene.”
UsageUsually followed by a letter or number to identify the specific piece of evidence.
Usage data exhibit · exhibit behaviour · exhibit characteristic
“Photograph: Marion Wulz/Archivi Alinari-Archivio Studio Wulz, Florence In 1932, Wanda exhibited six works, including I + Cat in the National Exhibition of Futurist Photography .”
“He has advised these organizations on fossil collections and educational exhibits.”
From Latin exhibitus, perfect passive participle of exhibeō (“to hold forth, present, show, display”), from ex (“out of, from”) + habeō (“to have, hold”); see habit.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.