Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense exhibits, present participle exhibiting, past tense, past participle exhibited
1. verb
If someone or something shows a particular quality, feeling, or type of behaviour, you can say that they exhibit it.
[formal]
He has exhibited symptoms of anxiety and overwhelming worry. [VERB noun]
Two cats or more in one house will also exhibit territorial behaviour. [VERB noun]
The economy continued to exhibit signs of decline in September. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: show, reveal, display, demonstrate More Synonyms of exhibit
2. verb [usually passive]
When a painting, sculpture, or object of interest is exhibited, it is put in a public place such as a museum or art gallery so that people can come to look at it. You can also say that animals are exhibited in a zoo.
His work was exhibited in the best galleries in America, Europe and Asia. [beVERB-ed]
...a massive elephant exhibited by London Zoo in the late 19th Century. [VERB-ed]
Synonyms: display, show, present, set out More Synonyms of exhibit
exhibitionuncountable noun [usu onN]
Five large pieces of the wall are currently on exhibition in London.
3. verb
When artists exhibit, they show their work in public.
By 1936 she was exhibiting at the Royal Academy. [VERB]
4. countable noun
An exhibit is a painting, sculpture, or object of interest that is displayed to the public ina museum or art gallery.
Shona showed me round the exhibits.
Synonyms: object, piece, model, article More Synonyms of exhibit
5. countable noun
An exhibit is a public display of paintings, sculpture, or objects of interest, for example in a museum or art gallery.
[US]
...an exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
regional note: in BRIT, use exhibition
6. countable noun
An exhibit is an object that a lawyer shows in court as evidence in a legal case.
7. verb
If you say that someone exhibits something, you mean that they are showing it openly or publicly in order to be admired, noticed, or believed.
He seems to want to exhibit his shame. [VERB noun]
More Synonyms of exhibit
exhibit in British English
(ɪɡˈzɪbɪt)
verb(mainly tr)
1. (also intr)
to display (something) to the public for interest or instruction
this artist exhibits all over the world
2.
to manifest; display; show
the child exhibited signs of distress
3. law
to produce (a document or object) in court to serve as evidence
noun
4.
an object or collection exhibited to the public
5. law
a document or object produced in court and referred to or identified by a witness in giving evidence
Derived forms
exhibitory (exˈhibitory)
adjective
Word origin
C15: from Latin exhibēre to hold forth, from habēre to have
exhibit in American English
(ɛgˈzɪbɪt; ɪgˈzɪbɪt)
verb transitive
1.
to present or expose to view; show; display
2.
to present to public view for entertainment, instruction, advertising, judgment in a competition, etc.
3.
to give evidence of; reveal
to exhibit impatience
4. Law
to present (a document or an object) formally to a court
5. Medicine
to administer (a drug, etc.) as a remedy
verb intransitive
6.
to put pictures, wares, etc. on public display
noun
7.
a show; display; presentation
8.
a thing exhibited; esp., an object or objects displayed publicly
9. Law
a document or object produced as evidence in a court
SIMILAR WORDS: proof, show
Word origin
ME exhibiten < L exhibitus, pp. of exhibere, to hold forth, present < ex-, out + habere, to hold: see habit
Examples of 'exhibit' in a sentence
exhibit
Her activism has included exhibiting photographs from inside the camp.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
By midcentury it was less common to display actual human remains in museum exhibits.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
Dogs exhibiting such behaviour usually do so because they are lonely.
The Sun (2016)
The appalling conditions that animal exhibits suffer have also roused the nation's growing animal rights movement.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is exhibiting the work of Australian artists for the first time.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He exhibited his work in group shows, once alongside Picasso.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
This cabinet could easily be an exhibit in a gallery about trade or, at a push, physics.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Works are exhibited all over the garden and in the woods.
The Sun (2015)
There were a lot of art exhibits which came under the hammer.
The Sun (2008)
This is my swansong week for competitive schools exhibits at shows.
The Sun (2013)
Yet there was to be a surprise exhibit in each collection.
Michael Boulter EXTINCTION: Evolution and the End of Man (2002)
No one would suggest that that bug is exhibiting intelligent behaviour.
Evans, Peter & Deehan, Geoff The Descent of Mind - the how and why of intelligence (1990)
Religious beliefs and rituals also exhibit adaptive relationships in the form of taboos.
Harris, Marvin Cultural Anthropology (1995)
Seeing her work exhibited on gallery walls elicits ambivalence.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Instead he decided to exhibit only new work.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
His art was exhibited in a number of galleries.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The photographs in the exhibit show unexpected facility.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Many are building their own museums to exhibit their purchases.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The majority of the exhibits in the collection had not been seen in public before.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
This is not done by signs or glass exhibits.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
No one should have to apologise for exhibiting a behaviour that is completely natural.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Many of them are also working exhibits that form part of the daily arena displays.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He was filmed at an art gallery by the same jaundiced organ while he gave his verdict on the exhibits on display.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The exhibits seem perfectly matched, rather than purposefully included.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Although shy, he was soon exhibiting his sculptures around the world and running workshops.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Sure, his gallery of oddballs exhibit smart mouths and a dark sense of humour.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
FEW football columns exhibit the interest in footwear that this one does.
The Sun (2012)
I am their most interesting exhibit.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The pair will be exhibited at Buxton Museum next month.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Rose growers exhibited sumptuous displays within the floral pavilion, as usual, but the large show gardens barely featured them at all.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In other languages
exhibit
British English: exhibit VERB
If someone or something shows a particular quality, feeling, or type of behaviour, you can say that they exhibit it.
He has exhibited symptoms of anxiety and overwhelming worry.
American English: exhibit
Brazilian Portuguese: expor
Chinese: 表现出
European Spanish: manifestar
French: présenter
German: zeigen
Italian: manifestare
Japanese: 示す
Korean: 나타내다
European Portuguese: expor
Latin American Spanish: manifestar
British English: exhibit NOUN
An exhibit is a painting, sculpture, or object of interest that is displayed to the public in a museum or art gallery.
She showed me around the exhibits.
American English: exhibit
Brazilian Portuguese: obra exposta
Chinese: 展览品
European Spanish: obra expuesta
French: objet exposé
German: Ausstellungsstück
Italian: oggetto esposto
Japanese: 展覧会
Korean: 전시품
European Portuguese: obra exposta
Latin American Spanish: obra expuesta
Chinese translation of 'exhibit'
exhibit
(ɪɡˈzɪbɪt)
n(c)
(Art) 展览(覽)品 (zhǎnlǎnpǐn) (件, jiàn)
(Law) 物证(證) (wùzhèng)
vt
[quality, ability, emotion]显(顯)示 (xiǎnshì)
[paintings]展出 (zhǎnchū)
vi
(Art) 展出作品 (zhǎnchū zuòpǐn) (件, jiàn)
1 (verb)
Definition
to show (a quality or feeling)
He has exhibited signs of anxiety and stress.
Synonyms
show
She had enough time to show her gratitude.
reveal
A grey carpet was removed to reveal the pine floor.
display
It's not often that I display my true feelings.
demonstrate
Have they demonstrated a commitment to democracy?
air
The whole issue was thoroughly aired at the meeting.
evidence
He still has a lot to learn, as is evidenced by his recent behaviour.
express
He expressed his anger in a destructive way.
indicate
The survey indicated that most old people are independent.
disclose
clapboard façades that revolve to disclose snug interiors
manifest
He's only convincing when that inner fury manifests itself.
evince (formal)
He had never, hitherto, evinced any particular interest in economic matters.
make clear or plain
2 (verb)
Definition
to display (a work of art) to the public
Her work was exhibited in the best galleries in Europe.
Synonyms
display
The cabinets display seventeenth-century porcelain.
show
What made you decide to show your paintings?
present
presenting a new product or service to the market-place
set out
parade
He was a modest man who never paraded his wealth.
unveil
Mr Werner unveiled his new strategy this week.
flaunt
openly flaunting their wealth
put on view
1 (noun)
Definition
an object exhibited to the public
He showed me round the exhibits in the museum.
Synonyms
object
an object the shape of a coconut
piece
There was a piece about him on television.
model
article
household articles
illustration
2 (noun)
the 8th international exhibit of agricultural technology
Synonyms
exhibition
an exhibition of expressionist art
show
the Chelsea flower show
fair
The date for the book fair has been changed.
display
a display of your work
spectacle
a director passionate about music and spectacle
expo (informal)
exposition
an art exposition
Additional synonyms
in the sense of air
Definition
to expose to air to dry or ventilate
The whole issue was thoroughly aired at the meeting.