English · Word Candidate

display

/dɪsˈpleɪ/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: displays · displaying · displayed

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A show or spectacle.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một buổi biểu diễn hoặc cảnh tượng

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Noun

Examples

The trapeze artist put on an amazing acrobatic display.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A piece of work to be presented visually.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Một tác phẩm để trình bày trực quan

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Noun

Examples

Pupils are expected to produce a wall display about a country of their choice.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Trình bày một cách nổi bật; trưng bày; thể hiện

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Verb

Examples

All this was extraordinarily distasteful to Churchill. It was ugly, gross. Never before had he felt such repulsion when the vicar displayed his characteristic bluntness or coarseness of speech. In the present connexion […] such talk had been distressingly out of place.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 4

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To make a display; to act as one making a show or demonstration.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tạo một buổi trình diễn; hành động như một người trình diễn

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Verb

Examples

Being the very fellow which of late / Diſplaid ſo ſawcily againſt your Highneſſe […]

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “display” mean?

A show or spectacle.

Is “display” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.