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expose */*/ — UK [ɪkˈspəʊz] / US [ɪkˈspoʊz] verb [transitive] Word forms expose : present tense I/you/we/they expose he/she/it exposes present participle exposing past tense exposed past participle exposed 1) to allow something that is usually covered or… … English dictionary
expose — ex|pose [ ık spouz ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to fail to protect someone or something from something harmful or dangerous: expose someone/something to something: Many of the soldiers had been exposed to radiation. Why do we still sunbathe when we… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
expose — verb 1》 make (something) visible by uncovering it. ↘(expose oneself) publicly and indecently display one s genitals. 2》 (often expose someone to) subject to possible harm or risk. ↘leave (a child) in the open to die. 3》 (expose someone… … English new terms dictionary
expose — ex‧pose [ɪkˈspəʊz ǁ ˈspoʊz] verb [transitive] 1. to reveal the truth about someone or something that was hidden, especially when it involves something illegal, dishonest, or wrong: • He achieved political prominence by exposing high level… … Financial and business terms
exposé — ex‧po‧sé [ɪkˈspəʊzeɪ ǁ ˌekspəˈzeɪ] noun [countable] a newspaper article or a television programme which tells people the truth for the first time about something bad, or someone who has done something illegal, dishonest, or wrong: • a sensational … Financial and business terms
expose — ex|pose W3 [ıkˈspəuz US ˈspouz] v [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(show)¦ 2¦(to something dangerous)¦ 3¦(tell the truth)¦ 4¦(see/experience)¦ 5 expose yourself 6¦(photograph)¦ 7¦(feelings)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: exposer, f … Dictionary of contemporary English
expose — verb (T) 1 SHOW to show something that is usually covered: The wolf opened its mouth to expose a row of sharp white teeth. | expose sth to sth: Wounds that are exposed to the air heal more quickly. 2 TO STH DANGEROUS to put someone in a harmful… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
expose — [[t]ɪkspo͟ʊz[/t]] ♦♦♦ exposes, exposing, exposed 1) VERB To expose something that is usually hidden means to uncover it so that it can be seen. [V n] Lowered sea levels exposed the shallow continental shelf beneath the Bering Sea... [V n] For an… … English dictionary
lay someone open to — expose someone to the risk of. → lay … English new terms dictionary
expose — [ɪkˈspəʊz] verb [T] 1) to remove something that is covering something else so that it is no longer hidden or protected The snow had melted and exposed the rock underneath.[/ex] 2) to put someone or something into a situation that involves danger… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
