shown

Etymology

From Middle English schauen, schewen (past participle), alternative form of schawid, schewed, past participle of Middle English schewen (“to show”). Morphologically equivalent to show + -n.

verb

  1. past participle of show
    I had shown him the report already.
    The report had already been shown to him.

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