show sb around (sth)
UK also show sb round (sth)— phrasal verb with show uk/ʃəʊ/us/ʃoʊ/verb showed, shown
B1 to go with someone to all parts, or the main parts, of a place that they have not visited before, so that they can see what it is like or learn about it:
Let me know when you're coming to Cambridge and I'll show you around.
A guide showed us around the exhibition.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Taking someone somewhere or telling them the way
- accompany
- bring
- bring sb/sth along
- chaperone
- come
- come along
- convoy
- direct
- docent
- drop
- guide
- lead 1
- refer sb to sth/sb
- see sb off
- shepherd
- show sb over sth
- show sb round (sth)
- steer
- usherette
- walk
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