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示す — meaning in English

shimesu

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English meaning

  • designate verb To officially choose or name someone or something for a particular role or purpose.
  • indicate verb To point out or show; to make something known.
  • show verb To let someone see something.
  • write verb To form letters, words, or symbols on a surface in order to record or communicate information.

Senses

示す is used for these senses in English:

  • designate To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
  • indicate (transitive) To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show; to make known.
  • point out (figuratively, idiomatic) To tell, remind, indicate.
  • show (transitive) To display, to have somebody see (something).
  • show (transitive) To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.
  • show (intransitive) To be visible; to be seen; to appear.
  • write (transitive) To show (information, etc) in written form.

designate — full definition

  1. verb To officially choose or name someone or something for a particular role or purpose.
  2. adj Chosen for a role but not yet officially holding it.

indicate — full definition

  1. verb To point out or show; to make something known.
  2. verb (UK) To signal a turn while driving.

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