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Meaning display meaning

What does display mean?
Definitions in simple English

display Noun

— A display is an exhibition, an arrangement, or a show. Mom thought the department store's display of lingerie was indecent. Little Jimmie toppled the display of model airplanes. The ceramic, wood, and fabric art displays are very attractive. Too many displays will confuse our customers. — A display is a computer screen. The output is visible on the display.

display Verb

— If you display something, you arrange it so that people can see it. Display means to exhibit, or to show. The players will display their best skills at tonight's game.

display

— verb (= exhibit) to show, make visible or apparent The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts? National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship — noun (= show) something intended to communicate a particular impression made a display of strength a show of impatience a good show of looking interested — noun (= exhibit, showing) something shown to the public the museum had many exhibits of oriental art — noun a visual representation of something — noun an electronic device that represents information in visual form — noun exhibiting openly in public view a display of courage — noun behavior that makes your feelings public a display of emotion — verb attract attention by displaying some body part or posing; of animals

Synonyms display synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as display?

display English » English

show exhibit exhibition manifest reveal demonstrate demonstration present manifestation indicate presentation exposition show off expose express showing produce ostentation put forth parade monitor disclose point out flaunt flash expression suggest show forth screen performance exposure denote showcase run revelation publish proof motion make known indication fair evince development connote brandish appearance write up wield wave vision

Topics display topics

What do people use display to talk about?
Person Sense, perceive See

Show, let someone see
Language and thought

Emotion
Work and occupation Working with buildings Parts of a building

Room
Social behavior Relationships

Show affection

Conjugation display conjugation

How do you conjugate display?

display · verb

Examples display examples

How do I use display in a sentence?

Simple sentences

It takes a long time for Tatoeba website to display.
The author doesn't display much talent in his book.
The shop windows display the latest fashion.
The celebrations culminated in a spectacular fireworks display.
If there were no such thing as display in the world, my private opinion is, and I hope you agree with me, that we might get on a great deal better than we do, and might be infinitely more agreeable company than we are.
Those books were on display in the window.
The scrolling text on the display of my Internet radio gives me information about the selected station and the running program.
Not all of the museum's items are on display.
My camera's display is defective.
You all display similar behavior.
The fireworks display was cancelled.
Because the servers communicated in their mother tongue among themselves, some customers complained and thereby made a pathetic display of their own shortcomings.
He never made a display of his learning.
He was eager to display his new bicycle to his friends.
A display, aka monitor, is an appliance that displays video signal of still images and moving pictures produced by a computer or similar device.
We display grey sentences because they can be useful, but you should be careful. Their meaning may differ a little from the main sentence.
Sociopaths rarely display remorse or feelings of guilt for their crimes.

Movie subtitles

Admirable display of backbone there, bugalugs.
Would you deny the professor a display of my art?
The Hynkel stadium. Before half a million spectators the greatest ever display of arms marches by in review.
By the way, I have some unusual ideas for that window display.
Is there any doubt about the character of the Daltons after this display?
It isn't often that a man gets to display heroics before his wife.
Immediately upon weighing anchor, each ship will display her number by a hoist of flags of the International Signal Code.
The church tribunal will be quite interested in the display of witchcraft we just witnessed.
I did not make a public display of myself anywhere.
A stupid display like that in front of others will be as good as a confession.
One morning I saw you display your handiwork.
You should have seen my triumph today. It was quite a display.
An open display of force will only bury your little hostage deeper in the nest.
In the west gallery, you will find a display from the criminal records office. Containing, for example, The actual dossier of a man now serving a sentence for housebreaking.
My friends, I'm highly gratified of this display of effusion.
On display!
No display of emotion can have the least weight with me. You lose breath.
May we show you our display?
Obviously it's strategic to put on a display of force for the Suristani tribe. More effective than bullets.
What was the name of the man who made the suggestion to display all four stamps at once?
I don't get you. - All in all, a very poor display.
Before half a million spectators the greatest ever display of arms marches by in review.
Yeah. By the way, I have some unusual ideas for that window display.
I am well aware that nothing short of a miracle could add luster. to this already dazzling display.
If it means that much to ya, I'll put the books on display at the public library.
Shall we display the kill?
Know what our little athletic display reminded me of?
It's risky to have it on display like that.
Very nice. Even our furniture display on the ninth floor was never like this.
Besides, it isn't often that a man gets to display heroics before his wife.
The Church Tribunal will be quite interested in the display of witchcraft we just witnessed.
One morning I saw you display your handiwork. You're quite a good chicken strangler, as I recall.
I sit like this as if I were on display in a bottle.
This is a cheap display of sensationalism and conspiracy.
You'd do well to display more contrition before the Archbishop than you show before me.
It's not something to display at an international exhibition, those things!

News and current affairs

And the German team has put on a wonderful display of heart warming and modern offensive soccer (which nobody could have expected!).
It was interesting to see the different cultural attitudes to the crisis on display.
The same energy on display in Cairo and Tunis was evident among Libyan youth, but this time, America was able to do little diplomatically because it had no relationship with Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi.
There is a simple fact on display here, one that goes well beyond this particular hurricane, and even this particular president.
Following the rare display of open indignation by Xi and Wang, such speculation has now become stronger than ever.
On the contrary, the root cause of the Eastern European attitudes now on grim display is to be found in World War II and its aftermath.
Subconsciously, citizens expect their leaders to display the ancient leadership virtues of disinterestedness, courage, and devotion to service.
A local court, prompted by shocked and fearful public opinion, decided that the display of swastikas, distribution of leaflets, and the wearing of Nazi uniforms should be banned.
Some display separatist tendencies that worry, and frustrate, their electorates.
Constitutionally, European nations display characteristic richness.
Juncker, for his part, will need to display both firm resolve and sound judgment.
Conservative animus toward trade unions is also once again on display.
Nor do European governments display any such urge.
Nature's awesome powers have been on frightening display lately.
Italy's new government will have to display leadership and vision to guide the economy toward stable growth, avert a race to the bottom, and stem growing social tension.
President Barack Obama's recent speech on the Middle East is a further display of America's declining influence in the region.
Of course, the US will invariably face new challenges, all of which are on vivid display in Ukraine.
These rants display a second major feature of the Chinese cult of guochi : the tendency to blame a weak, feckless Chinese government for not standing up to predatory foreigners.
We have to display magnanimity - a difficult enough virtue to practice at the best of times.
So there are plans afoot to develop and distribute tools to analyze information, discover correlations (data-mining), and display the results as graphs and charts.
Ortega's display of raw power is thus merely a reminder of his autocratic ways.
This display of weak-kneed diplomacy appalled many Japanese, and popular support for Kan's administration has plummeted.
And Sarkozy's tumultuous private life at the beginning of his presidency was on open display.
The largest waterfall in Asia, it plunges over a sheer cliff more than 200 feet high in a thundering display of foam, mist, and rainbows.
But many other single-currency areas, including the US, display similar divergence.

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