No. 370 in German
zeigte
"Zeigte" means "showed" in English.
In a sentence
Er zeigte den Gästen die Stadt.
He showed the city to the guests.
The word 'zeigte' here is the simple past tense of 'zeigen', implying an action of displaying or demonstrating something to others in the past.
Sie zeigte wenig Interesse an dem Angebot.
She showed little interest in the offer.
Here, 'zeigte' indicates a metaphorical exhibition of her attitude or feelings towards the offer, again in the past context.
Der Kompass zeigte nach Norden.
The compass pointed to the north.
In this case, 'zeigte' represents the past action of the compass indicating a direction, demonstrating its function in a physical sense.
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