How to pronounce “showed”
Say “showed” in one beat
showed
/ʃoʊd/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ʃəʊd/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- showedʃoʊd
- IPA (American)
- /ʃoʊd/
- IPA (British)
- /ʃəʊd/
- Respelling
- SHOHD
- Syllables
- 1 — showed
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ʃoʊd/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/ʃoʊd/
/ʃəʊd/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “showed” means
- verb
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
“She shows her dogs frequently”
- verb
establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment
“The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound”
- verb
provide evidence for
“The blood test showed that he was the father”
Say it in a sentence
“The teacher showed the class how to solve the equation.”“showed”, answered
How do you pronounce “showed”?
“showed” is pronounced /ʃoʊd/ (SHOHD) in American English and /ʃəʊd/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /ʃoʊd/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “showed” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /ʃoʊd/ — a single beat.
Is “showed” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ʃoʊd/ (SHOHD); British English says /ʃəʊd/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “showed” mean?
As a verb: give an exhibition of to an interested audience For example: “She shows her dogs frequently” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “showed”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /ʃoʊd/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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