How do you pronounce shown?

The recorded pronunciation is /ʃoʊn/.

Where does shown come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

shown

/ʃoʊn/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables: shown
IPA: /ʃoʊn/

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Meaning

verb

past participle of show

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

"I had shown him the report already."
"The report had already been shown to him."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: schauen, schewen
Suffix: show

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ʃoʊn/
British English: /ʃəʊn/

Derived Forms

aforeshown unshown

Homonyms

shone (US) shone

Rhymes With

own known phone well-known alone stone zone loan grown unknown tone bone

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