Display Displayed Show Displaying Dɪˈspleɪ Artists Extra Examples

• the exhibition gives local artists an opportunity to display their work.
• his football trophies were prominently displayed in the kitchen.
• she displayed her bruises for all to see.
• she proudly displayed her certificate to her parents.

display

Verb Forms

1. to put something in a place where people can see it easily; to show something to people
• SYNONYM exhibit
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• The exhibition gives local artists an opportunity to display their work.
• His football trophies were prominently displayed in the kitchen.
• She displayed her bruises for all to see.
• She proudly displayed her certificate to her parents.

Extra Examples

• A notice will be displayed in the hotel lobby.
• traders displaying their wares in the street market
• He dearly loved to display his knowledge.
2. to show a quality, feeling, skill or type of behaviour; to show signs of something
• I have rarely seen her display any sign of emotion.
• He displays amazing skill with a golf club.
• The supporting cast displays real acting talent.
• These statistics display a definite trend.
• Many animals in stressful conditions display this behaviour.
• From 1811 until his death in 1820, George III displayed symptoms of insanity.

Extra Examples

• He displayed remarkable courage.
• displaying a lack of understanding
• displaying the symptoms of nervous exhaustion
• Every so often he would display a vein of sharp humour.
• A group of artists will be displaying their skills to the students.
3. to show information
• Giant screens displayed images of cheering crowds.
• ways of displaying information on screen

Extra Examples

• The screen will display the username in the top right-hand corner.
• This column displays the title of the mail message.
4. to show a special pattern of behaviour that is intended to attract a female bird or animal

Word Origin

• Middle English (in the sense ‘unfurl, unfold’): from Old French despleier, from Latin displicare ‘scatter, disperse’ (in medieval Latin ‘unfold’). Compare with deploy.