show around

verb

To accustom (someone) to a physical place, especially a building, site for an event, etc.

“Let me show you around the house, then tell me if you want to buy it.”

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Meanings

verbshow around (third-person singular simple present shows around, present participle showing around, simple past showed around, past participle shown around)

present singular third person shows around · participle present showing around · past showed around · participle past shown around

  1. transitiveTo accustom (someone) to a physical place, especially a building, site for an event, etc.

    Let me show you around the house, then tell me if you want to buy it.

    Synonyms: show round

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo accustom (someone) to a physical place, especially a building, site for an event, etc.

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show round
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Translations

Dutch rondleiden
  • rondleidenaccustom to a physical place
Italian fare da guida
  • fare da guidaaccustom to a physical place
Cite this entry
APA

show around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/show%20around

MLA

“show around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/show%20around. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “show around,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/show%20around.

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