Both Uses of
demonstrate
in
The Notebook
- "No. Just grab 'em like this," he said, demonstrating, and she smiled.
*demonstrating = showing (how something is done)
- He demonstrated quickly, making it look easy, removing the meat and putting it on her plate.
demonstrated = showed (how something is done)
Definitions:
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(1)
(demonstrate as in: It demonstrates my point.) to showThe exact meaning of this sense of demonstrate can depend upon its context. For example:
- "I will demonstrate how to throw a Frisbee." -- show how to do something
- "I will demonstrate how much quicker the new computer is than the old one." -- show how something works
- "Her questioned demonstrated that she was listening and thinking deeply about what was said." -- showed to be true or proved
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(2)
(demonstrate as in: demonstrate to protest) a public display supporting a cause -- usually joining with others in a political protest
- (3) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)