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showed

v.
A1 Beginner US //ˈʃoʊd// UK //ʃˈəʊd// showed

v. the past tense of show. You use it when you let someone see something or when you make a feeling or fact clear to others.

v. the past tense and past participle of 'show'. Refers to the act of making something visible or providing evidence of a quality or fact.


SIMPLE

He showed me his new car yesterday.

CONTEXTUAL

The latest sales figures showed a significant increase in demand for electric vehicles over the last quarter.

COMPLEX

The archaeological evidence showed that the settlement had been inhabited continuously for several centuries before the sudden environmental shift forced its abandonment.

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The past tense of 'show'. While 'shown' is the standard past participle in British and American English, 'showed' is occasionally used as a past participle in American English, though less formally.

Pitfall

He has showed me the way.He has shown me the way.In standard English, 'shown' is the preferred past participle form after 'have', while 'showed' is the past tense.

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