AAAmerican Accent US

show in

Separable

The object can go before or after the particle — but a pronoun MUST go in the middle: “clean it up”, never “clean up it”.

How to say it

Stress the particle, not the verb: show IN. Saying “SHOW in” is the clearest learner tell — the verb stays light and the particle carries the beat.

A glide appears. Two vowels meet, so American English slips a /w/ between them: “show in” → “show-win”. You do not insert it deliberately — it falls out of not stopping between the words.

What it means

  1. To escort a visitor inside.

    formal
    • “The receptionist showed him in.”

    Similar: usher in

The particle logic

in

Something moves into a space, a group, or a person's hands.

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To arrive, often late or unexpectedly.

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To display your abilities or possessions in order to impress.

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show in — meaning, examples & how to say it