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- DictionaryEx·hib·it/iɡˈzibət/
verb
- 1. publicly display (a work of art or item of interest) in an art gallery or museum or at a trade fair: "only one sculpture was exhibited in the artist's lifetime"
- 2. manifest or deliberately display (a quality or a type of behavior): "he could exhibit a saintlike submissiveness"
noun
- 1. an object or collection of objects on public display in an art gallery or museum or at a trade fair: "the museum is rich in exhibits"
Pronunciation. Frequency. Factsheet. What does the noun exhibit mean? There are ten meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun exhibit, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. exhibit has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. law (early 1600s) ecclesiastical (mid 1600s)
1. : an act or instance of exhibiting. 2. British : a grant drawn from the funds of a school or university to help maintain a student. 3. : a public showing (as of works of art, objects of manufacture, or athletic skill) a one-man exhibition. an exhibition game. Synonyms. display. exhibit. exposition. fair. show.
[transitive] exhibit something (formal) to show clearly that you have or feel a particular feeling, quality, or ability synonym display The patient exhibited signs of fatigue and memory loss. See exhibit in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: exhibit. Definition of exhibit verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
Definition of exhibit. as in exhibition. a public showing of objects of interest a touring exhibit of national treasures from the Smithsonian Institution. Synonyms & Similar Words. Relevance. exhibition. display. show. fair. production. expo. presentation. exposition. demonstration. performance. auction. sale. offering. spectacle. extravaganza.
Definition of exhibit noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. exhibit. noun. /ɪɡˈzɪbət/ an object or a collection of objects shown in a public place, for example a museum The museum contains some interesting exhibits on Spanish rural life. The new exhibit will tour a dozen European cities next year. Want to learn more?
a situation in which someone shows a particular skill or quality, especially in public: exhibition of The athlete's third, and winning, jump was an exhibition of skill and strength. Her success was not a fluke; it was an exhibition of courage. Synonym. display. Fewer examples. The exhibition will illustrate how life evolved from water.
noun. /ˌeksɪˈbɪʃn/ Idioms. (especially British English) ( North American English usually exhibit) [countable] a collection of things, for example works of art, that are shown to the public. Have you seen the Picasso exhibition? to hold/organize an exhibition. an art exhibition. His first solo exhibition took place in Barcelona in 1925.
