Spanish word

mostrar

Pronunciation

IPA/mosˈtɾaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbshow

Example

¿Puedes mostrar tu pasaporte?

Can you show your passport?

Illustration for mostrar (show)

More examples

¿Puedes mostrar la foto de la boda?

Can you show the wedding photo?

Core concept

Making an item or piece of information accessible so someone else can observe it.

Common phrases

  • mostrar la foto

    show the photo

  • mostrar documentos

    show documents

  • mostrar el camino

    show the way

Similar words

enseñar: An object or paper is presented directly to a person for close viewing or study.
demostrar: A product or tool is operated before observers to prove or explain its function.
exponer: Products or exhibits are set out publicly so visitors can look over and assess them.

Definition in Spanish

Hacer visible o accesible algo para que otra persona lo observe o lo comprenda.

Word origin

From Latin monstrare 'to point out', Spanish mostrar retains the core meaning of making visible or accessible.

Usage tips

  • 'Mostrar' normally requires a direct object (mostrar algo); to express 'to appear' Spanish uses mostrarse, as in se mostró contento.

Other meanings

  • indicateverb
  • displayverb

Opposites

Related words

  • mostrableshowableadjective
  • muestrasamplenoun

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