show around
A2 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
To take someone on a tour and show them what's in a place.
Literal meaning: To display things in the surrounding area — fairly transparent.
Meanings
1 A2 neutral
To escort someone through a place and introduce them to its features or people.
"My colleague offered to show me around the new office on my first day."
"I'll show you around the school."
— Roald Dahl, 'Danny the Champion of the World' (1975)
Grammar: separable
2 A2 neutral
To introduce a visitor or new arrival to a place generally, without a fixed route.
"When guests arrive at the hotel, staff are expected to show them around and answer any questions."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
The object (the person being guided) can be inserted: 'show someone around somewhere'. When no specific place is named, the particle still follows: 'Let me show you around.' Common in both professional and social contexts.
Commonly used with
office house city campus museum apartment
Forms
Base
show around
I/you/we/they
3rd person
shows around
he/she/it
Past simple
showed around
yesterday
Past participle
shown around
have + pp
-ing form
showing around
continuous
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