shown

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UK/ʃəʊn/US/ʃoʊn/

proper noun

A surname.

“I had shown him the report already.”

OriginMiddle English schauen →
Very commonScrabble 11
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Meanings

shown1

verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of show

    I had shown him the report already.

    1 more example

    The report had already been shown to him.

Shown2

proper noun
  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishschewen“to show”
  2. Middle Englishschauen
  3. Englishshown

From Middle English schauen, schewen (past participle), alternative form of schawid, schewed, past participle of Middle English schewen (“to show”). Morphologically equivalent to show + -n.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with shown

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Sounds the same

shone (US)
Cite this entry
APA

shown. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shown

MLA

“shown.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shown. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shown,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shown.

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